News about Anthony Martial

Manchester United's penalty shootout FA Cup semi-final win over Coventry City brought more questions than answers - both in terms of Erik ten Hag and his players.  This has been a season riddled by mistakes on and off the pitch for United and with Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his Ineos team now assuming control of football operations, a summer shake-up feels inevitable.  United are looking to raise £100million through player sales and for some shown the door that will mean accepting a sizeable loss on their initial transfer outlay. Mail Sport runs through Manchester United's squad to work out who stays and who goes.

Manchester United will name teenager Ethan Wheatley on the bench for today's Premier League clash with Bournemouth. The 18-year-old has been a regular in United's Under-21 and Under-18 sides and will be promoted to the first-team squad for the first time when the club visits the Vitality Stadium. United are already without Anthony Martial, while there are doubts over the fitness of Marcus Rashford, leaving Erik ten Hag short of options in attack. Earlier this month, Wheatley pressed home is credentials by scoring hat-trick in the United Under-18's 9-1 thrashing over Liverpool Under-18s. He signed his first professional contract at United in January, just after his 18th birthday, and could be set for a debut in the tea-time clash.

CHRIS WHEELER: Erik ten Hag has urged Manchester United to install an executive team that can deliver his transfer targets this summer, sending a clear message that he expects to stay as manager. It's understood that Ineos remain undecided over Ten Hag's position at Old Trafford, but acknowledge he has been let down by a failing system at the club. While Ten Hag privately accepts there are no guarantees over the future for him and his coaching staff until new director of football Dan Ashworth takes over, the Dutchman is under the impression that he will keep his job.

A number of big-name Manchester United players could be sold this summer, according to a report. It has been another season of struggle for the Red Devils this term, having failed to build on their third-place finish last term in their second season under Erik ten Hag. The Red Devils find themselves sixth in the Premier League table, 11 points off of Tottenham and Aston Villa - who are tied on points in the race for a top four finish.

Anthony Martial, a Manchester United flop, has reportedly been offered to Inter Milan as the French striker prepares to leave Old Trafford this summer. His United Nations contract will come to an end in June for the 28-year-old, who hasn't played since December due to injury. Inter has been given the opportunity to sign Martial for nothing, according to Gazzetta dello Sport.

Erik ten Hag claims that his second season at Manchester United would have been much different if he hadn't been plagued by injuries. After struggling to build on a third-place finish and Carabao Cup triumph last season, the Dutchman is fighting to keep his job into the summer. Ten Hag believes that injuries to key players have made it impossible to maintain this momentum, with ten men ruled out of Saturday's match against Everton at Old Trafford.

IAN LADYMAN: The sobering truth for Manchester United and Erik ten Hag is that this is how it is today against the really good teams. It's not about winning, it's about dignity. Consider the ostensibly fanciful situation in which United had arrived at the Etihad and engaged in a shoot-out with Manchester City. Toe to toe. Punch and Counterpunch are mixed. They would have been defeated and in all likelihood very heavily beaten. So, this was the only alternative open to Ten Hag and his modest group of players yesterday. Sit in. Digging in. There is a hope.

CHRIS WHEELER: It's just that now isn't a good time for Manchester United to be comparing themselves against the 'noisy neighbors,' to use another term that Ratcliffe borrowed from Sir Alex Ferguson when he spoke to the media last week. The Ineos billionaire is using City as his blueprint to rebuild United, and it's easy to see why. Omar Berrada has already been drafted from around town with the intention of obtaining a black badge, and United's new chief executive is unlikely to be the first one with a blue background.

Manchester United and Brighton have each sustained 28 injuries, while Tottenham, Nottingham Forest, and Crystal Palace have all been dealt with 27 lay-offs. Liverpool and Chelsea have each sustained 27 separate injuries, highlighted by the combined 19 absentees from their matchday squads for the Carabao Cup finals at Wembley on Sunday.

Manchester United's current part-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe's new part-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is expected to stamp his authority at the club this summer. Ratcliffe's £1.3 billion investment to purchase a 25% stake in United was officially approved last week, and he has already made significant decisions in recent weeks, with the club naming Omar Berrada as their next chief executive and contracting Dan Ashworth to become their sporting director. According to the Manchester Evening News, attention is now shifting to the playing staff, and United is prepared to offload at least 10 players at the end of the season.

CHRIS WHEELER: After Rasmus Hojlund was banned from signing another striker due to a muscle injury, Erik ten Hag defended Manchester United's decision not to sign another striker. Hojlund joins Antony Martial on the sidelines, leaving Ten Hag short of firepower as he searchs the top-four position, which may be vital to keeping his career on the season. United spent £72 million on Hojlund in the summer but decided against a second striker and instead paid another £107 million for midfielder Mason Mount and goalkeeper Andre Onana.

Erik ten Hag's problems became worse on Friday when team striker Rasmus Hojlund joined his teammate in the hospital, despite already losing Luke Shaw to what seems to be a season-ending injury. Hojlund, the Premier League's most in-form striker since Christmas Day, has been out for up to three weeks due to a muscle strain. Anthony Martial has been ruled out after groin surgery, leaving United without a named striker until Hojlund's return. Mail Sport looks at some of the options open to the Dutch manager.

CHRIS WHEELER: Manchester United have been dealing with yet another injury blow after Rasmus Hojlund was suspended for up to three weeks due to a muscle strain. United's injury problems have returned in recent weeks, with Lisandro Martinez and Luke Shaw sidelined for eight weeks and three months respectively, which is a huge setback for boss Erik ten Hag. Following groin surgery, Anthony Martial has been out, leaving United without a recognised striker until Hojlund returns. Marcus Rashford is likely to deputise.

With the club's financial constraints easing and a number of player signings planned, Sir Jim Ratcliffe is likely to rule out a significant transfer investment at Manchester United this summer. Since completing his £1.2 billion investment in a chat with Mail Sport yesterday, the INEOS owner outlined improving recruiting as his top priority, and Old Trafford's summer is anticipated, with United no longer in danger of breaching the Premier League's Profit and Sustainability Rules [PSR]. United were unable to sign any new players during the January transfer window due to PSR limitations, but the club will have more room for manoeuvre as the accounting period resumes on July 1.

As a number of Ligue 1 clubs consider a move for the forward, Manchester United star Anthony Martial is reported to be back to France. Martial was out for ten weeks after groin surgery as his Old Trafford career comes to an end in January. It's also unknown if Martial, 28, will return to the club again as he prepares to leave Old Trafford in the summer.

According to reports, Manchester United, Barcelona, and Juventus are among the clubs monitoring Thalys, an 18-year-old Palmeiras striker. After the Real Madrid fee paid to Endrick in 2022, the young striker is a top prospect from the club's academy and will likely be the next big money transfer. According to AS, the Brazilian giants are expected to pay Thalys a similar sum, though they are yet to make a senior appearance for the club.

CHRIS WHEELER: United's Anthony Martial's 10-week layoff following groin surgery leaves the club down to one recognised striker in Rasmus Hojlund for the remainder of the season. Ten Hag believes that if United will be 'creative' with players like Marcus Rashford, Omari Forson, and Amad Diallo to fill the void, he will have to be 'creative' because his hands were already tied by FFP.

Mike Keegan of Mail Sport does not expect new Manchester United part-owner Jim Ratcliffe to splash the cash in an attempt to solve the club's financial crisis. On Christmas Eve, Ratcliffe's Ineos firm purchased a 55% stake in United to lift hopes of a revival in fortunes at Old Trafford, but the Red Devils failed to add to their playing squad in January in an attempt to comply with Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations. After a string of disappointing transfer windows in the last decade, Keegan believes that the Ineos founder will spend considerable time to develop the team over time. Ratcliffe has backed Ratcliffe to take a more conservative approach to player recruitment after a string of disappointing transfer windows over the past decade.

Exclusive BY MIKEEGAN Jose Mourinho is keen on returning to Manchester United in what promises to be a spectacular, if somewhat unlikely occurrence. Mail Sport is a newspaper distributed in the United States. According to people close to the Portuguese boss, who was fired by Roma earlier this month, he feels he has 'unfinished business' since leaving Old Trafford in December 2018 and'has made it his mission' to take over if the occasion arises again. Mourinho is also keen to work with the new regime at United, with Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS taking over football operations as part of the company's 25 percent investment in the club.

Karim Benzema is expected to remain in Al-Ittihad, according to reports. Manchester United's hunt for a striker has taken a hit. After Anthony Martial was ruled out for ten weeks after undergoing surgery for a groin injury, the Red Devils faced a late transfer battle. Benzema has been linked to an abandonment despite rumors that he was dissatisfied with the club.

Erik ten Hag says he is unlikely to find a replacement for striker Anthony Martial in the January transfer window due to Financial Fair Play restrictions. Martial has been out for ten weeks after groin surgery, leaving United with just one recognized striker in Rasmus Hojlund. United have been linked to Karim Benzema, who is planning to leave Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia, Ajax striker Brian Brobbey, and Bayern Munich's Eric Maxim Choupo, but Ten Hag has admitted that there is not enough space in United's budget to please FFP if he had a replacement.

IAN LADYMAN: Casemiro (left) - the Brazilian midfield player who was left Real Madrid for Manchester United in the summer of 2022, he told a teammate that he couldn't believe how much money he was earning. United are now counting the cost of that decision just over a season and a half later. Casemiro may well have left United States over the next week or so, and Saudi Arabia may be the destination. No surprise there. Who else is going to take a player who, at the age of 32, is earning north of £300,000 a week and still has two and a half years left on his contract? Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the club's owner, was inset. Right: New Chief Executive Omar Berrada

The January transfer window provides clubs in dire need of reinforcements the opportunity to strike a bargain. Most clubs are unable to part with their main players until the season's end, but free agents are a good way to boost a squad at a fraction of the price. After Anthony Martial was banned from the market for ten weeks, Manchester United's Rasmus Hojlund was their only fit recognised striker.

The January blues for Manchester United consists of discovering they need a striker. They ripped Ex-Watford striker Odion Ighalo from Covid-ravaged China in 2019-20, making the 30-year-old United Fan's dreams come true. They worked with both Burnley and Besiktas to bring Wout Weghorst on loan, and the Dutchman ended up playing in 31 games, much more than he expected. Anthony Martial was banned from playing for ten weeks after groin surgery, prompting fears that the Frenchman will ever return to the team. Erik ten Hag has just one recognized striker, namely, Rasmus Hojlund, who has only scored seven goals in 25 outings so far.