Gary Neville has already made his feelings clear over Anthony Martial as Manchester United prepare to try offload the player in the summer transfer window.
It has been a miserable year for the Frenchman, whose agent revealed that his client was looking to leave the Red Devils in January. A permanent move could not be found but Sevilla signed the forward on loan until the end of the season.
However, that move has not gone to plan despite the Spanish club making a huge fanfare over his arrival. Five months later and the 26-year-old scored just once in 12 appearances, while towards the end of the season Julen Lopetegui didn't even bother selecting him to be on the bench.
Martial now looks certain to return to Old Trafford where Erik ten Hag will look for a new club for the ex-Monaco star, but finding a suitor might be tough after his disastrous spell in La Liga. Nevertheless, it is a policy that has the support of Neville, who told his old club to do so back in December.
He said: “I think if they can get good money for him I would. I probably would have said that if they could have got good money for him in the summer, with the players they’ve got then yes I would. I think the time has come.
“I think they’ve always been wary of getting burnt. Of him leaving for £25million and then going on to become a £100m player because he is a special talent. I just don’t think he’ll ever work at Old Trafford, to the extent they’ve got [Marcus] Rashford, [Cristiano] Ronaldo and [Edinson] Cavani, other players as well.
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“I just think now is the time for him to leave and go and play regular football. I think it’s the right time.”
Martial's status at United appears to have already been decided with strong reports that the club will sign a new striker in the summer. That would likely further push the Frenchman down the pecking order.
There are several players being linked with a move to Old Trafford to bolster the attack, with Cavani set to depart next month. Richarlison, Lautaro Martinez and Darwin Nunez have been targeted by the Red Devils.
