Manchester United are on the verge of completing a world record signing for 19-year-old French prodigy Anthony Martial on the transfer deadline. The Red Devils are in advanced talks with Ligue 1 giants AS Monaco and they are likely to complete a record signing of 80 million Euros deal.
While Anthony Martial will be on his way to Old Trafford in a couple of hours, his future striker partner and Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney is apparently not aware of the player’s entity.
United midfielder and French international Morgan Schneiderlin recently revealed that apparently Rooney had asked him about the details of United’s newest recruit.
Schneidelin told the media: “To be honest, yesterday [Sunday] on the plane, Wayne Rooney came to speak to me and asked me who Martial was, because the English press had started to speak.
“I told him he’s a great player with great potential, who has played some good matches with Monaco last season and the beginning of this.
“I told him he is technical and powerful. A little like Thierry Henry, even if it’s the press who are making that comparison.”
This transfer deal would make Anthony Martial the most expensive teenager in the history of football. While many are concerned if Martial can actually live up to the expectations, Schneiderlin explained that the player is extremely talented and the transfer fee would not affect the youngster.
The French midfielder further added: “The size of the fee? If he wants my advice, it is to ignore it.
“The media will talk a lot and will expect him to score many goals. But he must remember his qualities and play like he knows how. He can’t be paralysed by it. I think everything will go well.”
Manchester United are expected to complete the move by the end of today in the last hours of the transfer window.