Man Utd flop opens talks with European giants

Carlo Garganese

• 7 Apr 2024 18:30 BST
• 3 min read

Anthony Martial’s entourage has opened talks with Inter Milan over a free transfer this summer.

Martial’s contract at Man Utd expires at the end of the season and there is no chance that his contract will be renewed.

According to Gazzetta dello Sport, the Nerazzurri have been offered Martial by his representatives and have opened preliminary talks.

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Inter will sign two attackers this summer, one of them already being secured in the form of Porto’s Mehdi Taremi on a free transfer.

Genoa star Albert Gudmundsson is the favourite to fill in the other vacancy but he would be costly at around €25-30 million.

Thus, Martial is an alternative and would cost nothing in transfer fee.

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Inter have been long-term admirers of the 28-year-old and tried to sign Martial when Antonio Conte was in charge.

Martial to leave Man Utd

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

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

He has scored just 12 Premier League goals in the last three and a half seasons, while he has only two goals in all competitions in 2023-24 campaign.

In total he has scored 90 goals in 317 games for the club. This is his ninth season at Man Utd. He only turned 28 in December.

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