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Manchester United are set to make Anthony Martial their
sixth signing of the summer after the striker was given
permission to leave France’s national team to sign a
contract with the Premier League club.
The Monaco striker, who scored eight goals in 31 Ligue 1
matches last season, has been linked with the Red Devils
and Arsenal in recent days but Sunday’s 2-1 defeat at
Swansea appears to have prompted the former to move
swiftly for his signature.
Martial, 19, was allowed to travel from France squad’s
training base in Clairefontaine on Monday, with the
confirmation of the deal expected in the coming hours.
“Anthony Martial asked France coach Didier Deschamps
for permission to travel to England to sign a contract with
Manchester United,” a statement from the French
Football Federation confirmed.
“Given the exceptional circumstances, the coach has acceded
to the request of the player.”
The former French youth international, who was called up
to the senior national team for the first time on 28 August,
is expected back in France on Tuesday.
Anthony Martial to Join Man Utd for 36 Million Pounds.
Image: Getty.
Martial started his career at Lyon before joining Monaco in
the summer of 2013 for a reported £3.5m fee. He scored 11
goals for the principality club in 42 appearances last
season..
He recently agreed a one-year extension to his previous
deal, which was expected to take his contract up to 2019.
The deal is reportedly going to cost United £36m – which
is their third most expensive signing after £59.7m for Angel
Di Maria and ¥37.1m for Juan Mata.
Sunday’s loss to Swansea was Man Utd’s first in the
league this season and leaves them five points behind leaders
Manchester City.
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