Louis van Gaal admitted last night that the projected £58.8 million fee paid by Manchester United for Anthony Martial was “ridiculous”, but claimed that the teenage France striker had been signed with the club’s next manager firmly in mind.
Whether that turns out to be Ryan Giggs remains to be seen, but Van Gaal also said that he expects his assistant to succeed him as manager at Old Trafford and that he would be satisfied with a top-three finish in the Barclays Premier League this season.
Martial is expected to make his United debut at home to Liverpool on Saturday, but while Van Gaal acknowledged that the fee paid last week to Monaco for the 19-year-old was a “ridiculous amount of money” and reflective of