Russian Premier League clubs are reportedly in contact with Anthony Martial over a move for the former Manchester United forward. Libyan side Al-Ittihad Tripoli are said to have already had a contract offer worth £13million rejected by the free agent.
Martial, 30, left Liga MX club Monterrey midway through a two-year deal earlier this summer. He is now reportedly wanted by multiple clubs in Spain, including Malaga.
The former France international departed United two years ago before eventually joining Super League Greece side AEK Athens. He is now searching for his third club since spending nine seasons at Old Trafford.
L’Equipe claims CSKA Moscow and Krasnodar are among several clubs keen on Martial. The forward is believed to have turned down an approach from Auxerre earlier in the summer.
Auxerre are understood to be the only French club to have made an offer for him, despite agents allegedly touting his availability to numerous others. Lens and Nice have previously been linked with a move.
Everton were even mentioned at one stage after the summer transfer window closed without another forward arriving on Merseyside following their deadline-day issues with Folarin Balogun. Several other Premier League clubs were said to have been offered him.
Foot Mercato claims Martial rejected Al-Ittihad Tripoli’s offer, which was worth a net salary of £8.6million over two years, along with a £4.3million signing-on fee. Libya’s most successful club brought in former Southampton winger and Morocco international Sofiane Boufal earlier this month.
Lorient sporting director Laurent Koscielny has revealed they were approached about signing Martial. The former Arsenal defender told Ouest-France: “I think we received 400 to 450 player offers during the transfer window.
“There were, for example, a lot of former internationals in the lot, including Anthony Martial.” The pair represented France together on 13 occasions during their international careers.
Martial has featured in only 53 matches across the two campaigns since leaving Old Trafford. The striker scored nine times for AEK but registered just a single goal for Monterrey before returning to Europe.
He will celebrate his 31st birthday in early December and was said to be holding off on any decision regarding his future until this international break. Martial has previous experience of Spanish football from his loan spell at Sevilla, with Malaga located just under 100 miles southeast of Andalucia’s capital.
A move to Russia, however, would represent a leap into the unknown. Clubs in the country are also barred from UEFA competitions following the invasion of Ukraine.