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Rob DawsonReporter
Manchester United rejected a loan offer from Seville for strikers Anthony Martial, sources have told ESPN.
Martial has told manager Ralf Rangnick he wants to leave in January but United have rejected an approach from the Spanish side as they offer only half his salary.
Sources told ESPN that the club will only consider offers that cover Martial’s full salary and include loan fees.
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United are happy to keep the 26-year-old if conditions are not met.
Martial has returned to full training but was left out of the squad Draw 1-1 with Newcastle in Monday. He didn’t stand out since the 2-0 win end Villarreal on November 23
The France The international has a contract at Old Trafford until 2024, with the option of an additional year, after signing an extension in 2019.
He has scored 79 goals in 268 appearances for United since joining from Monaco in 2015 when Louis van Gaal was the coach.
Martial has found limited opportunities this season after the summer arrival Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho and has only started twice in the Premier League.
As the number one-choice central defender under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the 2019-20 season, he has scored 23 goals including 17 in the league but has told Rangnick he wants a new challenge.
“He explained to me that he had been at Manchester United for the last seven years and that he felt the time was right for a change, to go somewhere else,” Rangnick said.
“I think in a way this is understandable, I can follow his thoughts, but on the other hand it is important to see the situation of the club.
“We have COVID-19 times, we have three competitions where we still have high ambitions and we want to be as successful as possible.”
