Man Utd Staff Stunned After Player ‘No-One Had Heard Of’ Signed on Deadline Day
A former Manchester United staff member was stunned after they signed a player on deadline day that 'nobody had ever heard of'.
Ruben Amorim could delve into the transfer market when the window reopens in January.
He may want to reinforce his squad ahead of the second half of the season, with the club pushing for Champions League qualification.
Any signings will have to be sanctioned by the board, having been culpable in signing the wrong players in the past, with Louis van Gaal raising question marks over some of his business during his spell at Old Trafford.
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Man United's transfer plans deviated when Van Gaal arrived at the club, states The Daily Mail.
Per the report, senior scouts tell now of being blindsided by some of Man United's transfer business at the time.
One former staffer revealed their shock after Man United secured the signing of Anthony Martial on deadline day in 2015, claiming 'nobody had ever heard of him'.
Martial joined Man United from AS Monaco for £36 million, making him the world's most expensive teenage footballer at the time of the transfer.
One former staff member said: "Then on the last day of the window in September 2015, Anthony Martial turned up. Nobody had ever heard of him."
The Frenchman was Man United's headline signing in the 2015 summer transfer window.
Van Gaal also snapped up Morgan Schneiderlin, Memphis Depay, Matteo Darmian, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Sergio Romero.
Martial made a huge splash when he first put on a Man United shirt as he famously scored against Liverpool on his club debut but went onto endure an underwhelming spell at the club.
He scored 90 goals in 317 appearances across all competitions during a nine-year stint.
The forward had a loan spell at Sevilla whilst on the books at Man United before signing for AEK Athens on a permanent deal in the summer of 2024.
He moved to Mexican side Monterrey in September.
Topics: Anthony Martial, Football, Man Utd
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