MANCHESTER UNITED are having a nightmare trying to find a buyer for Anthony Martial due to his sky-high wages.
United are ready to accept a big hit on the £38.5million they paid for him with offers of around £20million ready to be heard.
But the Frenchman’s £240,000-a-week wages are proving a massive stumbling block to any move with no club prepared to match that.
Martial still has two years left on that deal which means United may have to agree to a pay off to get him out of Old Trafford.
Sevilla in La Liga showed interest last season when they took him on a fourth month loan in the second-half of last season.
But the player flopped and he will return for pre-season training at Carrington on Monday.
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The attacker recorded his career best stats for United under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in 2019-20 hitting 23 goals in 48 games.
His slide since then has been dramatic, scoring just eight goals for United over the last two seasons.
He has 79 goals in 269 games in all since his switch from Monaco in 2015.
Now 26 he should be in the peak years of his career and it remains to be seen in new boss Erik ten Hag can work with the player if as seems likely he has to stay.
The club are also actively trying to find a buyer for centre-back Eric Bailly having offered him to Newcastle United – but that was met with a lukewarm response.
Having signed a new contract in April 2021 he still has two years left of his current contract.
As with Martial, United are ready to take a hit on the 28-year-old with an asking price of just £8.5million for a player who costs them £30million from Villarreal in 2016.
After a promising start he has played just 45 Premier League games for the club in the last five seasons due to form and injuries.
There have been no firm offers for centre-back Phil Jones either who still has a year left on his current deal.
Injury problems have reduced the 30-year-old to just six Premier League games in the last three seasons.
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Forgotten midfielder Andreas Pereira, 26, also has a season left of his current contract and is currently on his fourth loan spell away from the club this time with Brazilian side Flamengo.
He does not feature in Ten Hag’s plans going forward either.
