Before the winter window opened, Martial made it clear that he wanted to leave the team. Now that the winter window is halfway through, Martial's future is still hanging in the air. So, what is the current situation of Martial's transfer? Earlier, the Italian name Romano brought us the latest news.
The reporter said Anthony Martial wanted to leave Manchester United but was not interested in going on loan to some other English teams, with Newcastle and Tottenham being turned down. At the same time, the reporter further said that Barcelona, Sevilla and Juventus are potential next homes after Martial leaves the team in the winter window. United asked the new owners to pay the full salary and pay the loan fee.
To be honest, judging from Romano's news, Martial's transfer has not made much substantive progress compared with the previous media and reporter reports. Newcastle, Barca, Sevilla and Juve are the three teams with the most rumored matches with Anthony Martial, while Tottenham have had relatively few rumours. But judging from the current situation of these teams, the possibility of them paying full salary to loan Anthony Martial in the winter window and paying a loan fee is not high.
After Wilson's injury, Eddie Howe desperately needed to bring in a new striker in the winter window and the media began to re-report Newcastle's interest in Martial. But not long ago, Newcastle paid 28 million euros to buy out Burnley centre-forward Chris Wood, and the likelihood of continuing to go on loan at Martial quickly diminished.
In addition, Newcastle's relegation pressure is huge and the mood is urgent. Judging by the fact that they are willing to pay a $28 million severance payment for chris Wood, who is worth 6 million, Newcastle needs players who come and go, not players like Martial who have not really played a few games in a season. Eddie Howe didn't have time to find him in shape. So it's not that Martial refused to join Newcastle, it's that Newcastle has never seen the French striker as an ideal target to strengthen the front.
As for Sevilla, their interest is probably the greatest, as their interest lasts the longest. But seville's difficulties are also obvious and almost impossible to solve. Because they are not willing to bear the full salary of Martial and are not willing to pay the rental fee.
With Barca bringing in Ferran Torres not long ago, Luc De Jong's form erupting, Depay's comeback, Xavi's need for forward players is not as strong as before. In addition, we can see that Barca, in order to register Ferran Torres, went to great lengths to persuade Umtiti to reduce his salary and renew his contract. How could Barca, in such a financial predicament, bear the full salary of Anthony Martial? And Barca's winter window is also very limited, there is no need to spend a few million dollars on Martial loan fees.
For now, juve are more likely to be on loan for Anthony Martial. Because after Chiesa suffered a cruciate ligament injury, Allegri needed to strengthen the front line and needed to be more urgent. Martial is a potential target, as are Arsenal's Aubameyang, Barca's Depay and New York City's Castellanos. Juve need to consider the player's salary and ability to make the final decision.
In short, Martial and Lonnick have fallen out, if he does not leave the winter window, the second half of the season is basically far away from the big list, and the starting is even more extravagant. But his salary is seriously disproportionate to his ability and hinders the smooth implementation of his departure plan, we will wait and see.