{"id":302845,"date":"2023-12-19T06:24:31","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T06:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=302845"},"modified":"2023-12-19T06:24:31","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T06:24:31","slug":"man-utd-missed-out-on-free-martial-upgrade-in-thuram-and-now-regret-it-massively","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/man-utd-missed-out-on-free-martial-upgrade-in-thuram-and-now-regret-it-massively\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd missed out on free Martial upgrade in Thuram and now regret it massively"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>&#039;Man Utd will take pride in that performance&#039; | Man Utd earned a 0-0 draw against Liverpool<\/h3>\n<p>Inter Milan striker Marcus Thuram is tearing up Serie A, just a few months after joining the Italian club on a free transfer from Borussia Monchengladbach. The French forward was extensively linked with a move to Manchester United but a switch to the Red Devils failed to materialise despite Thuram being available for nothing.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old has scored seven goals in 16 league games for Inter, in addition to his nine assists, spearheading Inter\u2019s climb to the top of the table. He has been in inspiring form as a capable partner to Lautaro Martinez under Simone Inzaghi and Inter will be patting themselves on the back for their masterstroke of a signing.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, United spent \u00a372million on Rasmus Hojlund from Atalanta and he is yet to score a goal in the Premier League. The Danish striker is a project forward and has shown plenty of promise, but he could have been backed up by Thuram to ease the burden on the 20-year-old rather than Anthony Martial.<\/p>\n<p>United are not going to pick up the option for a further year on Martial\u2019s contract and he is set to leave Old Trafford in the summer, unless the club can find a team willing to pay a fee for him in January. However, it has been another season where the head coach has been unable to rely on the former Monaco man.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to join our WhatsApp community to be the first to receive breaking and exclusive Man Utd news.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <strong> JUST IN <\/strong> <strong>Klopp told Liverpool&#8217;s &#8216;luck&#8217; will run out as title dismissed after Man Utd draw[REACTION] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/Man-Utd-Thuram-Inter-5120612.jpg?r=1702893498546\"><\/p>\n<p>Martial has made five league starts and a further eight appearances off the bench but has scored just once, away to Everton, doing little to address United\u2019s scoring slump. Only five teams in the division have scored fewer goals than Erik ten Hag\u2019s outfit, the bottom four and Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Thuram is lighting up Serie A and would have not cost United a single penny in terms of a transfer fee, and his wage demands likely would have been less than what Martial is currently earning at the club.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Jim Ratcliffe needs to buy Man Utd Glazers out based on new footage of owners[TAKEOVER] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Man Utd and Liverpool leave Paul Merson with egg on his face in dull stalemate[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Erik ten Hag picks out three Man Utd stars after Liverpool draw in transfer hint[INTERVIEW] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/Man-Utd-Anthony-Martial-5120616.jpg?r=1702893498648\"><\/p>\n<p>Thuram had considerable interest from across Europe in his services, including United and Paris Saint-Germain. The Ligue 1 champions were reportedly keen on pairing him with Kylian Mbappe but Thuram insisted that Inter\u2019s long-term interest in him was a crucial factor in his decision to pick them over PSG and United.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe knows full well why I didn\u2019t come to Paris,\u201d Thuram told Canal+ when asked why he didn\u2019t join Mbappe in Paris. \u201cI never asked for game time guarantees. I don\u2019t think that exists. If you go to a club, it is to impose yourself, or not.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No, it was simply a question of feeling. Inter Milan were in for me two years ago and have always seen me as a number nine.\u201d United, and perhaps PSG too, will be left with a feeling of what could have been.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/affiliateswidgets\/175x108\/1687851887029.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/affiliateswidgets\/115x50\/1687851937632.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/affiliateswidgets\/115x50\/1687851937632.jpg\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/1846720\/Man-Utd-transfer-news-free-Martial-Thuram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#039;Man Utd will take pride in that performance&#039; | Man Utd earned a 0-0 draw against Liverpool Inter Milan striker <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":302844,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Man Utd missed out on free Martial upgrade in Thuram and now regret it massively - Sportstons<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/man-utd-missed-out-on-free-martial-upgrade-in-thuram-and-now-regret-it-massively\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Man Utd missed out on free Martial upgrade in Thuram and now regret it massively - Sportstons\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&#039;Man Utd will take pride in that performance&#039; 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