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Man Utd transfer bombshell: Anthony Martial demands exit as agent confirms plans
ANTHONY MARTIAL wants to leave Manchester United, his agent has confirmed.
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In an interview on French radio station RMC, Philippe Lamboley confirmed Manchester United forward Martial is eyeing a transfer this summer.
"After thinking about all the possibilities and settings, Anthony wants to leave Manchester United," Lamboley said.
"Anthony is sad about his situation at Manchester.
"He loves the club and the fans, he showed it for three years.
"Without the great support from the fans, he would have already asked to leave the club."
Martial joined United in 2015 when he signed as a relative unknown from Monaco for an initial £36m fee.
Anthony is sad about his situation at Manchester
Then-manager Louis van Gaal said at the time his signing was a “gift” for the future of Manchester United.
But Marital struggled to maintain his place in Jose Mourinho’s side this season and looked set for an exit when Alexis Sanchez was signed from Arsenal in January.
“He was elected three times players of the month by the fans,” the agent said.
“Then arrived the transfer window of January.
“I will not comment on the consequences of this transfer window.
“Everyone will have his opinion, I think he must resume the course of his career. The time has come.”
Tottenham are said to be interested in landing the France international, who was not picked for World Cup selection this summer.
But United may not want to sell to a top-four rival, with Juventus also supposedly open to snapping up the 22-year-old.
Asked on RMC is foreign clubs are interested in the forward, his agent added: “Anthony has the choice.
“I can not say anything on the subject at the moment but you think that from the moment a player like Anthony is on the market a lot of clubs are interested.
“The only thing I can say is that many coaches appreciate his profile and that many clubs want to show their projects to Anthony.”
Pushed on which leagues Martial would be willing to play in, Lamboley said: “Today, this is not the most important question.
“Anthony just wants to play, find pleasure, feeling with the coach will be essential.”