Lorient rejected chance to sign former Manchester United forward Anthony Martial

Lorient rejected chance to sign former Manchester United forward Anthony Martial FC Lorient rejected the chance to sign former Manchester United forward Anthony Martial (30) this summer, as sporting director Laurent Koscielny told Ouest-France. The former France international is currently a free agent. His last stint came in Mexico with CF Monterrey. He has been searching for a new club and a report from Foot Mercato suggests that he could be set to pitch up at Malaga in La Liga. However, prior to that, Les Merlus were offered the chance to sign the forward. However, Koscielny revealed that Lorient turned down the offer. The former Arsenal defender, now the sporting director of the Breton club, said that between 400 and 450 players were offered to him during the summer transfer window. In an interview with Ouest-France , he added, “There were, for example, quite a few former internationals in there, including Anthony Martial, some players who played at big clubs, and others were younger. We had to try and go through them efficiently, but from our side, we had precise ideas about the profiles that we were looking for.” Martial clearly did not meet the criteria. Get French Football News understands that part of the new strategy at Lorient is bringing in players who would have strong resale value and also potentially have Premier League appeal. GFFN | Luke Entwistle