Manchester United’s wait for a striker could be over, with the French FA giving Anthony Martial permission to speak to the Premier League club.
Martial, 19, had linked up with Les Bleus after playing for Monaco in their defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.
FFF Statement: "Didier Deschamps has given him (Martial) authorisation to go to Manchester to sign a contract with Manchester United."
— Get French Football News (@GFFN) August 31, 2015
The forward, who top-scored for Monaco last season, has been linked with a £36m move to Old Trafford.
With Javier Hernandez moving to Bayer Leverkusen, United are most certainly in the market for a new frontman, but is a teenager with no Premier League experience really the answer?
