Earlier, according to the British "Daily Telegraph", Newcastle had offered Manchester United 35 million euros, but Martial refused to join the Magpies. He has set his sights on La Liga giants Barca and has temporarily pushed out all other offers. However, United want Anthony Martial for a permanent move, while Barca may only consider a loan.
The current situation of The Martial is already obvious. Players want to go, as early as mid-December last year, Martial's agent publicly said he wanted to go. At the end of December, Martial personally approached manager Ronnick to confirm his intention to leave. But at first, Martial's willingness didn't get much of a response in the transfer market.
Juve, Barca, Sevilla and Newcastle are the four most rumored clubs, but Juve and Barca have reservations about Martial's ability and are more interested in Cavani; Sevilla was once reported by the media that Martial most wanted to go to the club, but they could not afford the player's salary; Newcastle urgently needed to strengthen in the winter window, but there were reports that Eddie Howe also questioned Martial's ability, and the forward line was not a position that Newcard urgently needed to strengthen.
But things have changed now, especially in Newcastle. Now Karim Wilson has been seriously injured and sidelined for a long time, and in the game against Manchester United, St. Maximan has also been injured. Although the injuries are not serious, they have sounded alarm bells. The second half of the schedule is tight, and the player's injury hazard rises sharply. If other positions are reinforced, and the front line declines in combat effectiveness due to a shortage of personnel, it will undoubtedly seriously affect the cause of relegation.
Although it is more reasonable to rent Anthony Martial, if Manchester United insists on a permanent transfer, it is entirely possible that Newcastle, who is eager to replenish, will directly pay the transfer fee to buy out. Because Martial has been in the Premier League for 7 seasons, he is already familiar with the atmosphere here and has the possibility of plug and play. Although he can't play the main force at Manchester United, he is a French international and has the ability to gain a foothold in the middle and lower reaches of the team.
But Martial's rejection of Newcastle is also reasonable. From Anthony Martial's side, if he leaves Manchester United, he will definitely want to join a team that has a chance to make an appearance in Europe. Newcastle, on the other hand, is a relegation team, and he won't let his career go back so far until he's forced to do so.
But push off other offers just waiting for Barca? If that's the case, the Martial winter window is basically out of the way. With Ferran Torres joining at a sky-high price and Depay about to return, Barca's front crisis has been resolved. They can't pay a transfer fee to bring in Martial, and there is no need to pay a sky-high annual salary for Martial, who has average goal-scoring ability and controversial attitude towards the game.