5 reasons why Anthony Martial should leave Manchester United to improve his game

#3 United can sign whoever they want

United can sign who they want - as evidenced by their purchase of Alexis Sanchez

Leading on from the previous slide, the other problem that Martial has is the issue of United being such a powerful club that they can essentially sign whichever players they wish. Not only do they have the financial clout of a Manchester City or a PSG, but they also have the history and glamour of a Real Madrid or Barcelona – making them an attractive proposition for any big-name player.

So in a nutshell, if a big-money transfer doesn’t work out for United, it doesn’t matter – they can simply spend millions on a replacement. We saw this just last week. Henrikh Mkhitaryan wasn’t quite doing the business, so United simply sent him packing and spent a huge amount on Alexis Sanchez instead. The problem this leads to is this: if Sanchez doesn’t work out, would United try to push someone like Martial forward? Or would they simply buy someone else?

The likelihood is that the answer would be the latter. Which means for someone like Martial – who’s already on the periphery of the first team rather than being one of the first names on the teamsheet – it becomes even harder to become a key player at a team like United. When you’ve potentially got every player in the world ahead of you – should United choose to sign them – then it might be too difficult and it could be a better idea to simply move on.