Man Utd flop offered RECORD deal

Carlo Garganese

• Updated: 4 Sept 2024 13:13 BST
• 3 min read

Ex-Manchester United flop Anthony Martial has been offered a record-breaking contract by AEK Athens.

According to The Sun, Martial has been given a contract offer that is the richest and most lucrative in the history of the Greek club.

It hasn’t been stated what the salary offer is but it is bigger than the current record held by Erik Lamela, who earns €2m a season.

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Martial is currently a free agent after his contract Man Utd expired on July 1.

He has been linked with a host of clubs since then, including joining his former Man Utd teammate Raphael Varane at Come. He has also been linked with a transfer back to Ligue 1 with Lille, but that idea was shot down by the club’s president.

A move to AEK Athens would certainly come as a surprise given that Martial is still in the peak of his career at the age of 28.

AEK Athens are currently third in the Greek Super League after three matches played this season. They finished second last term, just one point behind champions PAOK.

Martial at Man Utd

Martial joined Manchester United in 2015 as the world’s most expensive teenager but despite some bright spells never truly fulfilled his potential.

His last few years in particular were a disaster at Old Trafford.

He scored just 12 Premier League goals in his last four seasons, while he only scored two goals in all competitions in the 2023-24 campaign.

In total he has scored 90 goals in 317 games for the club in nine seasons at Man Utd. He only turned 28 in December.

Martial has won five trophies at United, all of them considered rather minor titles. These are the 2016 and 2024 FA Cup, 2017 League Cup, 2016 Community Shield and 2017 Europa League.