SUMMARY
- Martial is struggling to get regular game time with Manchester United this 2023-2024 Premier League season.
- The post further signifies that although there are no injury-related worries associated with the 28-year-old forward
Anthony Martial hasn’t had a good 2023-2024 Premier League season with Manchester United so far. The Red Devil’s number nine has struggled to get regular game time. Also, after the arrival of United’s new forward Rasmus Hojlund, Martial has mostly found himself starting the games on the substitutes bench.
A recent report by Transfer News Live’ on ‘X’, depicts that United’s first team manager Erik ten Hag has forced Anthony Martial to train on his own. The reason behind it has been termed as the player’s failure to recoup his complete fitness after his recent trouble with illness.
🚨 Anthony Martial has been exiled and forced to train on his own by Erik Ten Hag after failing to regain his fitness after illness.
The player is not injured but has been deemed not fit enough to train with his teammates.
(Source: @MailSport) pic.twitter.com/415RDslqTT
— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) January 17, 2024
The post further signifies that although there are no injury-related worries associated with the 28-year-old forward, he has been judged not fully fit enough to join his teammates at the first-team training. With Martial not being able to start games often for United this season, his exclusion from the club’s training by United’s manager Erik ten Hag could further dampen his chances of getting back in the starting 11.
Manchester United do not wish to extend Anthony Martial’s contract
As per a report by ‘utdreport’ on ‘X’, the Red Devils’ hierarchy does not wish to extend Martial’s current contract at the club. His contract has an option for extending the duration of his stay at the Old Trafford. However, reports signify that the club is not in favor of triggering it.
#mufc do not intend to activate the option to extend Anthony Martial’s contract when it expires at the end of the season.
As things stand the United hierarchy are expected to let him leave as a free agent next summer unless suitable offers arrive in January.
[@David_Ornstein] pic.twitter.com/3oB0AL4m9C
— utdreport (@utdreport) December 11, 2023
The 28-year-old striker’s contract at United will expire by the end of the current 2023-2024 Premier League season. After the season ends, he will be a free agent in the next summer transfer window. A report by ‘The Athletic’ further inflicts that the English club is open to letting him leave as a free agent. However, they are in a position to listen to any adequate offers for him in this January window.
The performances of Anthony Martial in the 2023-2024 season so far for Manchester United
Martial had a below-par 2023-2024 season for the Red Devils till now. In England’s top-flight soccer, the Premier League, he has only made 13 appearances for the club out of the 21 matches played by United. However, he has only featured in the starting lineup 24% of the time.
In the 13 games played by him, he has only managed to score one goal and further assisted one. The number nine featured in four Champions League encounters for United. He managed one assist during these appearances. He was mostly used only as a substitute in the Champions League this season.
Martial started both the Carabao Cup games for Manchester United this season. He even managed to score a goal. However, Erik ten Hag didn’t seem to fancy him when it comes to the Premier League. It remains to be seen how things pan out for the forward player in the remainder of this season with Manchester United.
