Former Manchester United Star Joins AEK Athens: Former Manchester United star Anthony Martial has finally found a new club two months after the end of his contract. He has joined Greek club AEK Athens, which means that he will be playing outside the top five European leagues for the first time in his career.
The French attacker was signed by the Red Devils in 2015 at the age of 19 from Monaco for a fee of 36 million Euros. The hype behind this new and young talent was massive. So much so that United even had the infamous “Ballon d’Or clause” in his contract, which meant that the club would pay Monaco an additional fee if Martial ended up winning the award.
His first few seasons in England were promising. He scored a brilliant goal in his debut against. In his first season, he scored 11 and assisted 4 goals in 31 Premier League games. And even though his numbers dipped over the next couple of seasons, he picked his form up from 2018 to 2020. In the two seasons in this time span, he scored 27 goals and assisted eight in 59 PL games.
But things changed after COVID. Not only did his playing time decrease, but his output on the field fell drastically as well. At the time his contract ended in June 2024, he was making sporadic appearances for the team and has been out of plans of the club for multiple seasons. In the 2023-24 season, he just scored two goals in 19 games across all competitions.
Former Manchester United Star Joins AEK Athens
But now is the time for a change. Now aged 28, Anthony Martial has finally moved away from the Old Trafford. As stated earlier, his contract with Manchester United ended in June of this year and was not renewed.
The Frenchman has now signed with Greek giants AEK Athens. The club based in the capital of Greece took to social media to announce their latest signing. Martial reportedly arrived in Athens earlier today.
Anthony, who was linked with Brazilian club Flamengo earlier in the transfer window, has signed a three-year contract worth 3.5 million Euros/year with AEK Athen, which makes him the highest-paid footballer in club history.
Anthony Martial will join former Premier League stars Erik Lamela and Roberto Pereyra at his new club, which is currently on top of the Super League Greece with 10 points in four games
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