Eight years after being recruited for 50 million euros from AS Monaco (plus 10 million in bonuses), Anthony Martial (27) is on the transfer list at Manchester United. Erik ten Hag would have decided to separate from the French international and, at the same time, pushed for the recruitment of the young Danish center-forward Rasmus Højlund (20 years old).
Martial has been injured too often for years and he was precisely not operational for the resumption of training for the Red Devils. The striker is absent from the Mancunian group for the first warm-up match against Leeds on Wednesday in Oslo, while Raphaël Varane, who is no longer a French international, has started his pre-season normally and will be there.
An absence that questions
The absence of “Toto” Martial is all the more restrictive as the native of Massy has not yet recovered from his hamstring tear which caused him to miss the FA Cup final on June 1 against City . However, a harmless tear behind the thigh (a classic for footballers) requires either 3 weeks of rest, or 3 months of absence in the event of a complete tear.
Since an operation was never mentioned, Martial should have returned to Man United training normally this week. The situation once again exasperates the regulars of Old Trafford, who have long believed in the tricolor prodigy. In vain. Anthony Martial remains on a season with 29 matches in all competitions, for 9 goals. It’s too little at the very top level.
