Manchester United's nine-year-old FW reverse offer

Striker Anthony Martial, who left Manchester United, offered a counter-proposal to recruit him to Tottenham Hotspur, but the answer was cold. When Tottenham could not save the striker, it sought an empty space.

However, Tottenham is also not showing much interest as much as the proposal of Marcial.

Tottenham reporter Paul O'Keefe said on his SNS on the 21st (Korea Standard Time), "Tottenham received an offer from Martial. I have no interest at the moment," adding that Tottenham does not want to recruit Martial.

O'Keeffe is a highly trusted journalist for Tottenham. He has recruited James Maddison, who played for Leicester City, and Guglielmo Vicario, who played for Empoli, Italy, last summer.

Martial is looking for a new team because his contract with Manchester United expired this summer. Tottenham also needs to recruit a striker, but chances are slim that it will recruit Martial.

I'm so disappointed with how Marcial showed in the Premier League. Even if he moves to Tottenham and changes the environment, it's hard to guarantee success.

Martial left AS Monaco in France in September 2015 and moved to Manchester United. Manchester United recruited 19-year-old Martial for a huge amount of 36 million pounds (about 64.6 billion won).

The reason was clear. He played his first full-time season just before his transfer and showed promise by scoring 12 goals in 48 appearances. He is a fast forward from France and can see both wingers and strikers.

However, Martial did not grow as much as expected. He seemed to be on a path to success with 17 goals for Manchester United in his first season, but the number of goals decreased. He expected to rebound by scoring 23 goals in the 2019-20 season, but that was his last performance for Manchester United.

Since then, he has been suffering from injuries and sluggishness and has not been able to establish himself at Manchester United. Manchester United did not give up on him and kept him on a new contract, but the first season was nothing short of his best. Manchester United also tried to change the environment by sending him on loan to Seville, Spain, in January 2022, to no avail.

Erik ten Hag, who took over as United's manager at Ajax in the Netherlands in the summer of 2022, counted on Martial, who was the only striker at the time. Excluding games where he is unable to play due to injury, Martial showed his potential by scoring nine goals in 29 games.

Manchester United reinforced their striker by signing Rasmus Höirun last summer, but Ten Hag still had expectations for Martial. However, Martial's scoring ability did not rise and his long-term injury in December forced him to leave the team without a return match at Manchester United. He said goodbye to his fans without even playing in the final home game.

Manchester United wanted to withdraw some of Martial's transfer fee, but no team showed up to recruit him after suffering from injury in the final season. Manchester United decided to send him to the free agent and terminated his contract with him.

Tottenham needs a striker. With Hishalisson likely to be transferred to the Saudi Arabian League, Son Heung-min played as a striker during two pre-season games. However, Tottenham wants a higher quality striker than Martial to challenge for the upcoming season.

The striker Tottenham wants is either a young one or a proven striker in the Premier League. According to various media, Tottenham are reportedly interested in Feyenoord striker Santiago Jimenez, who was born in 2001, and Brentford striker Ivan Toney.

However, he doesn't seem to be willing to take Marcial.

Some teams have expressed interest in Martial. Como successfully promoted to Italian Serie A during the 2024-25 season. Como is focusing on recruiting veteran players including Pepe Reina, Alberto Moreno, and Andrea Belotti. Raphael Varane, who left Manchester United with Martial, is also close to signing. 슬롯사이트