Anthony Martial has no reason to leave Manchester
United and the club have not suggested that his
future lies elsewhere, according to the forward's
agent.
The 21-year-old has endured a difficult season
under Jose Mourinho, scoring just four times in 18
starts in the Premier League, with Zlatan
Ibrahimovic, Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard and
Henrikh Mkhitaryan all ahead of him in the pecking
order.
His reduced playing time has prompted talk that
Martial will be allowed to leave in the transfer
window, just two years on from his arrival from
Monaco in a deal that reportedly cost an initial fee
of £36million.
However, his representative, Philippe Lamboley,
has denied that United have said they want to
offload him.
"I wish all 21-year-old players had already played
180 games with the pros," Lamboley told Journal
du Dimanche.
"Anthony's career is simply outstanding. He has
two years left on his contract and there is no
reason, today, for him to leave Manchester.
"If [executive vice-president] Ed Woodward calls
me to tell me he wants to see him go, things will
be different. But that's not what he told me at
our last meeting."
Mourinho was publicly critical of Martial in April as
he urged the France international to offer him the
qualities he wants in his United side.
"Marcus Rashford, even without scoring goals,
even with being since September without a goal in
the Premier League, was always a player I trusted,
I played, I supported because he was always
coming in my direction, in the direction I want from
a player and what I want as a Manchester United
player," Mourinho said.
"Do I think Anthony is a player with great potential?
Yes, I think. Do I think he can play successfully for
me? Yes, I think. But he needs to give me things
that I like."
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