Man Utd transfer news: Anthony Martial's £87m price tag puts European teams on alert

Posted Sunday, August 26, 2018 by Dailystar.co.uk

IT would have taken a lot for Manchester United to cash in on Anthony Martial before the Premier League transfer window closed – £87million in fact.

Clubs interested in United’s French forward, 22, claim that was the fee they were quoted.

And presumably that is the amount a foreign club would have to pay this week for Martial if they wanted to sign him before the European window closes on Friday.

It is clear the forward is unhappy at United under manager Jose Mourinho and there have been claims the Old Trafford boss would be happy to see him sold – if the proceeds were made available to him for transfer business in January.

Martial’s agent Philippe Lamboley made it clear at the start of the summer that his client wanted a transfer.

Man Utd transfer news: Anthony Martial's £87m price tag puts European teams on alert
Man Utd transfer news: Clubs interested in Anthony Martial were told he costs £87million

Man Utd transfer news: Anthony Martial is clearly unhappy at United under manager Jose Mourinho

But United will not allow Martial to move cheaply, having signed him from Monaco three years ago for a fee of £36m, potentially rising to £57m.

United originally valued him at £70m but, perhaps through interest from clubs like Paris St-Germain, Real Madrid, Tottenham and Chelsea, revised that figure in an upwards direction.

Juventus were also interested before signing Cristiano Ronaldo from Real.

Martial remains popular with United’s fans but not with Mourinho, who claims he is the only player he has fined at Old Trafford.

That was for failing to return to United’s pre-season tour of the USA after attending the birth of his son.