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Anthony Martial is preparing for a showdown with Manchester United as the striker is determined to leave the club and José Mourinho is determined not to sell the Frenchman.
Martial believes his career is stalling at United and the 22- year contract expires next summer. But United should trigger a clause that allows its terms to be extended for a year and so tie Martial in the summer of 2020. In doing so, the club could go for much higher fees for the player.
Mourinho said Martial will be in his starting lineup for the first United game of the new campaign, Leicester's visit to Old Trafford on August 10 because the privileged attackers of the manager, Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford, do not will not be match-fit after having
If they were available, Martial would certainly not be chosen to be number 9, and Alexis Sánchez could still be selected in front of him. Jesse Lingard is also on a 2018 post-Russia break and is another player higher in the hierarchy than Martial. The absence of the English striker paves the way for Martial.
Despite uncertainty about his future, Ander Herrera believes that Martial can still recover for United. "He is very talented," said the Spanish midfielder. "He can be one of the best players in the world and I think he's very focused this season to crush him." When you have players like Anthony, like Rashford, Jesse, Juan [Mata] Alexis, this kind of players can change the game. "
Herrera thinks that Martial is part of a group of advanced options for the manager. "If one of them can not play, we have three or four more, so we have a lot of options," he said. "I think we should not think that any other club in the Premier League has better players because we have at least as many opponents." "Now it's all about work, confidence, continue playing like today, I'm confident with them because they're all amazing players and Anthony looks very sharp." "
Martial was bought by Louis van Gaal for £ 36m in the summer of 2015, a world record for a teenager who raises to £ 58m with add -ons. Despite United's defeat against the Dutchman the following season – his team finished fifth – Martial was a remarkable player who scored a memorable goal against Liverpool in his debut after coming on the pitch in the 65th minute in the 3-1 win at Old Trafford
. He finished the first season with 17 goals, including the 90th-minute winner against Everton in the FA Cup semi-finals, while United won the trophy for the first time since 2004, Martial playing the entire Wembley final [19659009]. The Dutchman, meanwhile, was sacked for failing to claim a spot in the Champions League and under Mourinho Martial lost his way. He is no longer a first choice and has only scored eight goals in 2016-17 and 11 goals last season. Martial lost the No. 9 jersey when Zlatan Ibrahimovic was signed by Mourinho in 2016, while Lukaku took him 12 months ago.
The uneven form of Martial has caused Mourinho's continued frustration. As none of Lingard, Mata or Rashford has imposed himself as an automatic choice for the departure of Mourinho, the French can still convince him. Martial is expected to start Sunday's friendly against San Jose Earthquakes at Levi's Santa Clara Stadium, United's second game. Sánchez will play too, Mourinho said.
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