I think it’s being understated how much of a hindrance Martial’s wages would be to any potential transfer. He’s not a
£250,000 a week player.
None of the biggest clubs are gonna take an expensive punt on a player with his inconsistencies and if you then look at the next rung of clubs his wages make the prospect non-existent.
If he went to someone like AC Milan or Dortmund he’d be easily their highest earner in addition to whatever the transfer fee was which would presumably rule them out.
Even at Inter he’d be on level terms with Lukaku (potentially more depending on which source you use) and roughly triple what Martinez is on. Seems a stretch as well.
I just don’t see a feasible option where Martial would get the wages he’s already getting here and where we’d actually get a good fee for him as well. Either he or we would have to compromise which pretty much kills the idea instantly.