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Ballon d’Or part of add-on for Man Utd young gun Martial

Anthony Martial must win the Ballon d'Or for Manchester United to pocket some of the extras included his transfer fee.


The 19-year-old joined United from French club AS Monaco for
£36million on deadline day in a deal which could see the fee rise to £58m.

It has been revealed by The Independent that one of the many add-ons in Martial's deal includes FIFA's top individual award, the Ballon d'Or.

If there wasn't already too much pressure on Martial, there certainly is now, as he plots to become the fifth Frenchman to win the world player of the year after Raymond Kopa, Michel Platini, Jean-Pierre Papin and Zinedine Zidane.

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