If they paid 45m for him and sell him for that or more after 100 appearances then yes that is very much value for money and puts to bed the myth that they were crazy to invest in a talented player.
Our purchase of Aubameyang is currently more crazy than their purchase of Martial.
BUT, he is out of contract next summer remember. So if he insists on leaving and say, for arguments sake, he asks to join us (hahaha), it might get to the stage where United have their hands tied unless theyâre prepared to write his fee off and let him walk for free.
I could be wrong but I read somewhere that United have the chance to trigger a year extension or something like that? Iâm not sure how that works but wouldnât it mean United can get at least another year out of him before the pressure to sell kicks in.
Iâm entirely ignorant as to how these types of contracts work though
Not in terms of performance he didnât.
We paid 60m for an established player who gives consistent performance.
While United was like a development phase for Martial.
Had they invested that kind of money on an established player, they would have received more mature performance on pitch.
Oh yeah, I think youâre right actually. But, like you, iâm not sure how they work either. Is it literally just a case of âwe know you hate it here, but tough, weâve pressed the button, youâre stayingâ. Or are there terms on both sides that have to be met?
How I understand it is that United can automatically trigger the additional year themselves. But again - thatâs only my understanding and what Iâve read.
Not claiming any knowledge but I would imagine there are possible other clauses that get triggered by an extensionâŚwage increase, release clause maybeâŚprobably nothing that would put them off triggering it mind.
Expect him to leave Utd in the Summer but wouldnât want to see him at ArsenalâŚwe need another attacking player who can play out wide but I donât think he would be a good fit for the team.
Well yea they keep talking about that extension option on Redcafe. The thing is Martial is on about 50k and on the open market should be on around 150k really. Heâs going to disrupt things until he gets a move if he has any sense.
In January some thought it was stupid that some suggested we might be able to negotiate for him in some kind of part exchange deal for Alexis because he was their future, but heâs started 4 games in the league since January.
I think it was always likely that under Mourinho Alexis turning up would mean Martial would suffer. If he can get out of there he really should.