France's demon king, Anthony Martial, has publicly stated that he wants to leave Manchester United in the winter transfer window in January. However, his transfer has not yet made substantial progress, Martial wants to play in La Liga, Manchester United is disgusted that the other side does not give enough money, Newcastle United is willing to pay the Red Devils a satisfactory price, and the Polo king himself refuses to join.
In 2015, United paid a £36m transfer fee to sign Martial from Monaco, followed by a floating £8m floating amount of £8 million to score 25 goals in the Premier League. Now, the 26-year-old French striker certainly can't sell for such a price. This season, Martial has only started twice in the Premier League and twice in cup matches.
Newcastle is the club with the highest offer for Anthony Martial, with Eddie Howe's side in relegation zone and centre-forward Callum Wilson straining his calf against Manchester United and fearing a long-term absence and the need to bring in new strikers. The £300 million Saudi Arabian consortium that bought the Magpies is not short of money and they have signed full-back Trippier from Atletico for £12 million.
Spain's Daily Sport newspaper said that Newcastle made a £30 million offer to Manchester United to buy Anthony Martial, and the Red Devils readily agreed, but Martial refused to transfer to the relegation team, and he made his position clear that he was not interested in the Magpies at all. Martial's first choice is a move to La Liga, Sevilla want to go on loan and Barca are watching. However, Sevilla's offer has been rejected by Manchester United, who are only willing to bear half of Martial's £250,000 weekly salary, while the Red Devils are demanding to pay a loan fee and bear the full salary.
Now, whether Martial can successfully leave Manchester United in January will have to wait for quotations from other clubs and the attitude of Manchester United to decide. To be sure, the current la Liga club's finances are certainly not as strong as Newcastle's, and Manchester United may not be able to get more than Newcastle's offer from Sevilla or Barca, and they will not be able to meet Martial's £250,000 salary, which may lead to Manchester United need subsidies to complete the transfer.
Compared to Martial, Phil Jones, a 29-year-old centre-back who has represented United for the first time in two years, is more likely to stay at the club. After returning to the game, Jones said he felt like he was a true professional again. "A player is out for so long, for whatever reason, it's difficult." Jones said, "What I can say is that any time I play for this club, put on the Manchester United shirt, I will absolutely give my all. I want to shed blood, sweat and tears for the club. I also thank the fans for all the support they have given me, and I am always grateful, this is a wonderful club and I have the privilege of playing here."
"You know, I've been out for so long, away from the pitch, out of the list. Sometimes it's scary and it's wonderful to come back with your teammates. I felt like a real player again, feeling the grass under my feet, the football in front of me and the heavy rain in the sky, it was a great feeling."
It is worth mentioning that the British media has previously rumored that like Martial, Newcastle is also one of Jones' potential next choices, other choices are West Ham or Benfica of the Portuguese Premier League, but because Manchester United may lack centre-backs in January, Eric Baie participates in the European Championship, Maguire, Varane and Lindelev have suffered injuries in succession, and now the "Flying General" is more likely to stay in the team.