French international striker Anthony Martial, deadlocked at Manchester United, arrived in Seville on Tuesday January 25, where his loan until June 30 was formalized by the Spanish club Sevilla FC. It will be presented on Wednesday at the stadium Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan.
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With only one goal in 11 games since the start of the season, the Frenchman did not seem to be in the Red Devils’ plans for the rest of the season. In addition, the situation has recently become tense between the striker and coach Ralf Rangnick.
The German technician accused the player of refusing to be in the group for the Premier League match at Aston Villa (2-2), which the person strongly denied on social networks. If the two have since reconciled, this imbroglio illustrates Anthony Martial’s complicated season.
Relegated to the background after the return of Cristiano Ronaldo to Manchester United, the former Monegasque could relaunch in an ambitious Sevillian team. The residents of La Liga are in the race for the title, second only four points from Real Madrid, current first in the championship.
Solid defensively, Sevilla FC has more difficulty on the offensive level and the arrival of Anthony Martial could change the situation. The French will notably be put in competition with the center-forward Youssef En-Nesyri, as well as the Spaniard Rafa Mir. His arrival also gives depth to a workforce still in the race in the Europa League.
Less than a year from the World Cup in Qatar, Anthony Martial will be keen to revive himself to find a place in the France team. With 30 selections and two goals, he had already been dropped from the winning group of the 2018 World Cup as well as from the Euro 2021 group. With attackers like Karim Benzema, Kyllian Mbappé or Antoine Griezmann, the starting place seems almost inaccessible .
It is therefore for a substitute place that Martial applies to the Blues, against Kingsley Coman, Ousmane Dembélé, even Wissam Ben Yedder, Marcus Thuram, Moussa Diaby and Olivier Giroud. But without more club playing time by the fall, the World Cup in Qatar (November 21-December 18) risks being played without him.