In the early morning of 2 May, the 34th round of the Premier League continued to be fought, with North London duo Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal both winning and continuing to fight for the fourth. This result also left red devils United with only theoretical hope in the top four. However, even if it is a chicken feather, it does not prevent Manchester United from cleaning up the squad. The former European golden boy Martial is one of them. According to The Sun, the Red Devils would rather come up with a £12 million severance pay than sweep him out of the house.
In the winter window of this season, Martial, who had no chance at Manchester United, joined La Liga powerhouse Sevilla on loan, and originally thought that this was a great opportunity for him to prove his strength. However, the ideal is very full of reality is very bone, landing in the Iberian Peninsula, Martial is plagued by injuries, so far has only played 8 La Liga games, 1 goal has not scored only 1 assist, this performance is obviously difficult to conquer Sevilla to buy him out, but also let manchester United, who still bears 60% of his salary, more disappointed. So even if the new coach Tenhag has not officially arrived, Manchester United has already sharpened his knife.
On May 1, that is, yesterday, Italian journalist Marco Barzaghi broke the news that Manchester United wanted to exchange 50 million euros + Martial for the joining of Inter's top scorer Lauta Romadinez, but was categorically rejected by Inter, the Nerazzurri are open to selling Lautaro, but they only want to bring in players who are equal to the strength of argentine strikers, such as Juve captain Dybala. And Martial is clearly unable to interest the Serie A champions. Therefore, if Manchester United wants to buy Lautaro, it must give money, and no one wants it.
In fact, this is the second time that Anthony Martial has been in contact with Inter as a chip, the last time was in 2018 when Jose Mourinho was in charge, when the Portuguese wanted to exchange Martial for Inter winger Perisic, but the United hierarchy rejected the proposal. Mourinho then stepped down and Martial was offered a five-year contract extension with a weekly salary of up to £240,000. Today, the contract has made him a hot potato for Manchester United.
According to the Sun, if an Eastern Martial is ultimately unable to be sent, United may pay a £12 million break-up fee in exchange for Anthony Martial's departure, which is obviously out of desperation. After all, with 2 years left on the contract, if Martial does not leave, Manchester United will have to pay him a salary of 24 million pounds, compared to giving him 12 million pounds.
Born in December 1995, Martial is only 25 years old but has been playing for Manchester United for more than six years. In the summer of 2015, he travelled to Old Trafford on the strong recommendation of then Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal, for a transfer fee of £36 million, including a floating total contract of €50 million. However, after Mourinho took office, he was very dissatisfied with Martial's level of commitment and fighting spirit on the pitch and suggested sending him away, but Was rejected by Manchester United. The Glazer family even did the opposite, completing a salary increase and renewal with him. After that, Martial's brief outburst under Solskjaer also caused Mourinho, who had already left school, to encounter a lot of sneers. But now it seems that Mourinho is the prophet.