The Tottenham fans in the Transfer Tavern have been refusing to get their hopes up over the potential signing of Manchester United’s Anthony Martial, despite a report in the Evening Standard that claims the Lilywhites are in the race to secure his signature. The Frenchman could be the versatile forward to share the goalscoring burden with Harry Kane that they’ve been looking for.
#thfc are a leading contender to sign Anthony Martial from Manchester United this summer. [Evening Standard]
— Hotspur Related (@HotspurRelated) June 13, 2018
The last two seasons have seen Harry Kane bag a shed load of goals in the Premier League. The striker has scored 59 goals across the last two Premier League seasons as Spurs have secured back-to-back top-four finishes, guaranteeing them Champions League football, however, the club has failed both times to sign a forward player who can deputise for the prolific England man when needed, with both Fernando Llorente and Vincent Janssen flopping.
That’s where Anthony Martial comes in. The tricky winger can be deployed on either wing or up front and has a record for tearing up defences. Spurs have a long-standing interest in the Frenchman that stretches back to his Monaco days. Now though, with the winger out-of-favour under Jose Mourinho, a Spurs move could be perfect for Martial.
That being said, fans aren’t expecting him to arrive, even though most would love to see him at the club.
You can read our unexpectant Spurs fans’ verdict on the Martial rumours here:
If only, absolutely no chance
— Craig Jb (@craigjb5) 13 June 2018
https://twitter.com/shaunlewis17/status/1007002168723935232
https://twitter.com/MichaelDurso6/status/1007007403534176256
https://twitter.com/woodpekka/status/1007003187788832769
Going to be gutting when he joins dembele at juve
— kosta veziri (@KVeziri) June 13, 2018
https://twitter.com/Grovesy77/status/1007001818952601606
As you can see, the mood among the Tottenham fans is that these rumours have no substance to them as United won’t want to sell to a direct rival and the fee it would take to bring the 22-year-old in would be too much.
