If you ask which country has the best players in this era? There is no doubt that it is French. Mbappe, the most expensive player in football today, C Ronaldo and Messi have entered the twilight of their careers, and he is expected to become the new king. This summer, whether to stay in Paris or go to Real Madrid is in his own hands.
Before Mbappe became famous in Monaco in Ligue 1, Dembele, who debuted in Rennes, also had high hopes. In the summer of 2017, Barca brought him in from Borussia Dortmund for a transfer fee of up to 150 million euros. But this is the stupidest transfer deal in Barca's history, dembele is of little use with constant injuries, after a few years of high salaries, now Barca is pinched to death: either salary increases and renewals, or free summer departures.
Before Mbappe and Dembele, France's most bullish rising star was Martial.
In September 2015, United brought in young French striker Anthony Martial from Monaco for a transfer fee of £36 million, setting a new record for the most expensive transfer fee for a player under the age of 20. Coupled with the floating clause, the transfer deal totalled £58 million.
Born on December 5, 1995, Martial is 181cm tall, plays as a center forward, runs in the midfield, has amazing speed, excellent dribbling, and is known as the "new Henry". Martial was born in mainland France and is of Guadeloupe ancestry from the French Overseas Department. At the age of 14, Martial entered the Lyon academy, was promoted to the Lyon first team in the 2012-13 season, and moved to Monaco in 2013.
In the 5th round of the 2015-16 Premier League season, Manchester United played Liverpool at home, and Martial made his Debut on the bench to help Manchester United beat Liverpool 3-1.
With his outstanding performances in Monaco and Manchester United, in December 2015, Martial won the 2015 European Golden Boy Award. In the 2015-16 season, Martial made 56 appearances for Manchester United in all competitions, scoring 19 goals and 14 assists, and was the top scorer in Manchester United. But United's results were not ideal. In the 2015-16 season, he finished fifth in the Premier League table, with 66 points with fourth-placed Manchester City, and the goal difference was at a disadvantage and he lost the Champions League qualification.
Mourinho became United manager, bringing in Ibrahimovic first and then Lukaku, and Martial soon lost his main position.
After Ole Gunnar Solskjaer succeeded Jose Mourinho as Manchester United manager, he sold Lukaku to Inter Milan in the summer window of 2019, and Martial became the main centre-forward of Manchester United, starting 31 of the 32 Premier League games in the 2019-20 season, scoring 17 goals, and was the first scorer in Manchester United.
In the summer window of 2020, Manchester United signed free Uruguayan center Cavani, and the veteran Cavani certainly does not play the main force, but Rashford and Greenwood are more important to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. In the 2020-21 season, Martial played 22 premier league games, including 17 starts, and played a lot of time, but only scored 4 goals and 3 assists.
In the summer of 2021, Manchester United first introduced Sancho and then signed Ronaldo, and 19-year-old Ilanga was also promoted to the first team, and the front line was full of good players, and it was even more difficult for Martial to play. This season he has played eight times in the Premier League, only two starts, and only 1 goal has been scored.
This winter window, Martial will join Sevilla on loan, leaving the biggest club in the Premier League, going to the second-rate club in La Liga, the gap is a bit large, but the so-called Saion lost his horse and knew that it was not a blessing, Martial is still young, change the environment, if you can quickly find the state, the future can be expected. Martial is now 26 years old and should follow the example of Benzema, who is 8 years his senior.