THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE of the French national team is reporting that Anthony Martial is set to sign for Manchester United.
The Monaco striker requested permission to leave the French base at Clairefontaine to travel to England to “sign a contract with Manchester United.”
Given the circumstances, France manager Didier Deschamps acceded to the request request and he left the squad at 11am this morning.
According to RMC Sport, the deal will see United stump up €60 up-front with an additional €20m in performance bonuses. However, other sources are putting the up front figure at closer to €35 million.
In other United news, it looks like both Javier Hernández and Adnan Januzaj will leave the club on loan before the transfer window closes.
Does anyone know if he’s any good or he’s just another Sergio Romero?
Considered the new Danny Wellbeck.
well he has left the French national team to negotiate a contract so I’d imagine he has some ability
I bought him in FIFA 14 with Swansea for about 3m and sold him for ca.32m 3 seasons later. He won me the premier league and champions league with his goals. Very quick, but he was constantly demanding I played him when he first joined.
Factual Frankie being, as the name suggests, quite factual indeed
He good but not the top bracket player Utd need. In my opinion there I still one bid named striker to come especially if herandez (sorry for spelling) is leaving.
Your familiar with Mr.Martial ?
Hi FRank. It’s unclear. are you apologising for your spelling of Hernandez, or for your spelling of the entire sentence?
A bit scrimpy only giving Lyon €10?
and they’re only stumping €60 up front.
bargain
every utd fan now googling anthony martial, christ on a bike
sure didn’t he help knock arsenal out of the champions league last year
I always rated this guy ever since I first heard about him a few minutes ago
I’ve never heard if him so he must be crap.
Yeah Darmian, I’ve never heard of him either. £36m for an untried teenager. OK he may be good in the future, like Depay, but United need a ready made, ready to go striker. Hernandez is off to Germany as is Januzaj on loan so only strikers will be Rooney, James Wilson and this new kid. Has to be another one coming in. Also see that Anders Lindergard is off to WBA so with Valdes having no future at United under LVG this has to mean De Gea is staying (I hope) !!!
*correction Damien McKenna not Darmian.
United are a complete joke in the transfer market. Another huge price for an unproven teenager.
French national team disagrees
Younes Kaboul and Sebastian Squillachi also played for France….just saying/
Frank Le Bouf
ah now, you can’t include a world cup winner
Dave, he was only just called up in this squad – he hasn’t played for France yet
I didn’t say he had. He’s 19. Give him a break!
martial is actually a great player. by far the best transfer United have made this season. finished the season in great form with Monaco and France. adds more pace to a side that were desperately short on it last season
I’ll take your word for it John, because I have heard, or read, f-all about this kid until late last night.
I have watched him a good bit and think he is better than depay but whether he fulfills it remains to be seen
He’s still 2 young to lead the line as the main striker .
he has been doing it for Monaco
spurs bid 10m for him before the summer but Monaco wanted 20m…utd are a bit of a joke at present. .he is comparable to origi at lfc.
“€60 up-front”???
I’ll buy him and start him up front on my team for €60
Where are all the United fans now who said the Da Bruyne money was crazy. At least they had heard of him.
De Bruyne was ridiculous money. And so is Martial. What’s your point
He is one of those Abu’s that invent what the majority of United fans are supposedly thinking.
Bebe is his first cousin ☺
He had a great game vs Arsenal last season. Highly thought of for a few years now but does not score many goals.
So just what United need then.Someone who doesn’t score many
What a joke
Wow what a stepdown. Although the usual “I’ve been following him for three years now, he’s quality” comments should be fun! I honestly can’t see Rooney and martial winning united the league or even getting close
Thanks for being honest.
I’ve been following him for about 3 hours..
Arsenal fans remember him
a typical modern day fan, jump down the guys throat before he even pulls on the jersey, what happened to giving a guy a chance?? we all know money in football is gone overboard, he didn’t create the price! give the lad a chance, fickle or what!!!
I know nothing about him and it’s crazy money. Will wait for it to be confirmed by United.
Buying potential again :(
madness, the whole bloody thing is madness now. De Bruyne and Martial, hardly worth 30m between them.
Probably not the end of it either with another day left.
I was off by a week but I did say this would happen
Ludicrous money, but that’s the way the game has gone. Obviously a hint of a panic buy, but I’m sure they have him well scouted. He clearly has potential, so hopefully Van Gaal and Woodward have got this one right long term.
Very strange transfer dealings in last few days by united. Let Evans and Blackett go leaving only Smalling, Rojo, the inexperienced McNair and the injury prone Jones as recognised centre backs. Now to splash out 36 million on Martial who although has serious potential is hardly the quick answer to the forward problems. And why oh why bring the De Gea issue down to the wire, should have been resolved weeks ago. I feel a long season is in store for utd, very average squad
UTD have said there will be no panic buys any players coming in will be ones that have been scouted before now
Surely a panic buy at that price?
Why get one striker in and then send another on loan?
Because the other one sucks?
He doesn’t rate Hernandez, I agree with him, Wilson is there too, I’m not convinced by him but he’s young. United will have plenty of pace, if little else….
He doesn’t like hernandez because he doesn’t get on the end of the crosses
that would be valid reason to not like a striker….
That’s fair enough. I know he doesn’t rate him but we’re fighting on four fronts this year and I just can’t understand the logic of getting rid of a player when we’re scoring feck all! I don’t know, hope this lad is good.
Ye won’t be fighting on 4 fronts for long
I’m not sure having loads of is much use with the way Van Gaal sets United up and at the tempo they currently play at it which is painfully slow. Mata out on the right makes no sense to me. He typically slows the game down and doesn’t have the pace to beat a man and put crosses in. Should play with pacey wingers and mata in the number 10 role or on the bench.
Bang of desperation…
That fee for an unproven child makes me long for the halcyon days of, er, 3 years ago!
Who is he?
heard he was dating Denis laws daughter then broke up but had a kid they had to declare martial law