AS Monaco vice-president Vadim Vasilyev admits they can't believe their luck over the price Manchester United paid for Anthony Martial.
Martial will sign for United today for a fee rising to €80 million.
"It's a unique proposition. This kind of price is normally reserved for players like Luis Suárez and Neymar, two of the best players in the world. But English football is clearly on a different level than the French and United wants to tap its financial power," said Vasilyev.
"It is true that it is eighty million, but that's including bonuses. I will not tell you the exact figures, because he has not yet officially sold. Manchester United began last week to make proposals, but we have refused constantly. Thirty million when forty million, fifty million and then another seventy million including bonuses.
"Yes, Martial is one of the greatest talents in European football, has great potential and has recently been called up for the national team of France. But the deal can not be confirmed yet, so have a little patience please. The policy of our club is that if a player wants to leave and we receive a unique offer, we will cooperate. It was in this transfer case, like when Geoffrey Kondogbia went to Inter Milan."