SUMMARY
- According to 'Transfer News Live' on 'X', Anthony Martial is expected to extend his contract with the Red Devils. Sky Sports initially reported this but quickly deleted their tweet.
- The rumor of the 28-year-old signing an extension of his contract at United might not be true.
Manchester United player Anthony Martial hasn’t delivered the performances expected from him so far in the 2023-2024 Premier League season. The 28-year-old has only one goal and one assist to his name in his 13 appearances for the Red Devils this season.
Manchester United signed a forward player in the form of Rasmus Hojlund in the previous transfer window. Since his arrival, the game-time of Martial has significantly fallen. However, even in whatever minutes Martial has got on the field for United, he has failed to impress.
🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Anthony Martial is set to sign a contract extension at Manchester United.
(Source: Sky Sports) pic.twitter.com/yV2Ou6OaiH
— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) January 4, 2024
According to a report by ‘Transfer News Live’ on ‘X’, Anthony Martial is expected to pen a contract extension with the Red Devils. The post has labeled the source as the British media outlet of Sky Sports. However, Sky Sports deleted their tweet regarding the similar report, soon after they posted it. So, the rumor of the 28-year-old signing an extension of his contract at United might not be true.
Also earlier Sky Sports reported that United’s defender Raphael Varane wanted to leave the club. Sky Sports had to delete their tweet about Raphael Varane as well. No such news regarding the player wanting to leave Old Trafford came out from the United’s hierarchy. With such a great reputation for protecting as far as breaking soccer news, Sky must be careful in rushing such falsified reports.
Fans slam Sky Sports for breaking two consecutive false reports regarding Manchester United
Fans worldwide have reacted to the falsified reports slated by Sky Sports regarding Martial and Varane. After all the current on-field struggles of the Red Devils, this recent saga by Sky Sports surrounding Premier League club Manchester United hasn’t gone down well with the club’s supporters.
One of the fans ironically wrote – “Is it me or it feels like they did it on purpose so fans could hate ETH even more, especially the Varane and Martial’s contract situation”. Another follower wrote – “Wouldn’t surprise me. We all know controversy sells. And, controversy involving United is a goldmine”.
Is it me or it feels like they did it on purpose so fans could hate ETH even more, especially the Varane and Martial’s contract situation
— Precilla⁷ (@oihhlala) January 4, 2024
A fan satirically stated – “So you have a solid tweet sir”. A follower commented – “They’ve fallen so bad. Quality of analysis and insight is waning”. A United fan asserted – “No matter what we are doing on the pitch, we will always be the biggest news off it”. It can be inferred from the fans reactions that they can’t get their head around how a reputed brand like Sky can report such errorneous stuff about their club.
Anthony Martial is not featuring regularly for United. It remains to be seen what happens in terms of his future at the club. On Raphael Varane, nothing concrete has come out from the club’s hierarchy as per his future with the Red Devils. United fans would have to wait and watch if any decision is taken by the club in this January transfer window.
