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title: "Crystal Palace: Journalist not convinced by Anthony Martial links"
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author: "Henry Jackson"
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published: "2021-11-21T16:05:03Z"
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# Crystal Palace: Journalist not convinced by Anthony Martial links

**Crystal Palace are unlikely to make a move for out-of-favour Manchester United forward Anthony Martial, according to journalist Tom Barclay.**

### The Lowdown: Martial struggling for minutes

The Frenchman has struggled to force his way into Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s plans at Old Trafford this season, making [just two Premier League starts](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/122366/Show/Anthony-Martial) prior to the Norwegian’s [departure from the club](https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/1462367978327089162) this morning.

The likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Mason Greenwood, Marcus Rashford, Edinson Cavani and Jadon Sancho all appear to be ahead of Martial in the pecking order, so he could leave the Manchester club soon.

Palace have been [linked](https://www.fichajes.net/noticias/equipo-quiere-anthony-martial-20211024.html) with a move for the 25-year-old, who has [scored 94 goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/anthony-martial/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/182877) in his career during spells with Monaco and United.

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### The Latest: Barclay plays down Palace move for Martial

Speaking to [GIVEMESPORT](https://www.givemesport.com/1789092-crystal-palace-transfer-news-315m-star-would-have-to-take-massive-pay-cut), Barclay played down the idea of Martial heading to Crystal Palace, admitting that the Eagles likely couldn’t afford his wages.

The journalist said: “Would he even want to go to Crystal Palace? He’s obviously out of favour at United, and they probably are looking to let him go, but I would be pretty shocked.

“He would either have to take a massive pay cut or Palace would have to go down a massively different route.”

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### The Verdict: Highly unlikely

Martial is a talented footballer who has had good times at United – his record of [79 goals in 266 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/anthony-martial/alletore/spieler/182877) is not to be dismissed – but as Barclay says, it is hard to see a move to Palace ever materialising.

The France international earns an eye-watering [£250,000 per week](https://www.spotrac.com/epl/manchester-united-fc/anthony-martial-22907/) at Old Trafford, which is almost double that of Palace’s highest-earning player [Wilfried Zaha (£130,000)](https://www.spotrac.com/epl/crystal-palace/payroll/). Also, Martial’s current United deal doesn’t [expire](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/anthony-martial/profil/spieler/182877) until the summer of 2024, so Patrick Vieira couldn’t even snap up his compatriot on the cheap.

Besides, it’s not as if the Eagles have been stuck for goals this season either – Christian Benteke, Wilfried Zaha, Conor Gallagher and Odsonne Edouard have already netted [15 times between them](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/162/Show/England-Crystal-Palace) in the Premier League alone – so Martial isn’t a player that Palace desperately need.

***In other news, some Palace fans criticised one player’s performance against Burnley. Find out who it is [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league/crystal-palace/palace-fans-slam-ayew-burnley/).***