Manchester United are set to complete the £36m signing of Monaco forward Anthony Martial.
The 19-year-old, who has been linked with Arsenal, was allowed to leave the France squad on Monday to travel for a medical with Louis van Gaal's side.
Martial scored eight goals in 31 Ligue 1 appearances last season.
Should he sign, Martial will become Manchester United's third most expensive signing, after £59.7m Angel Di Maria and £37.1m Juan Mata.
Spain midfielder Mata joined from Premier League rivals Chelsea in January 2014, while Argentina winger Di Maria moved from La Liga giants Real Madrid for a British record fee in August last year.
After Manchester United lost 2-1 to Swansea on Sunday, Van Gaal said he would not panic buy before the transfer window closes in England at 18:00 BST on Tuesday.
France Under-21 international Martial was called up to the senior national team for the first time on 28 August.
Who is Anthony Martial? |
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The teenager scored 32 goals in just 21 games at youth level for Lyon before breaking into the first team in the 2012-13 season.
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He made just three appearances before joining Monaco in the summer of 2013 for a reported £3.5m
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Martial scored two goals in 15 appearances in his first season at Monaco and 11 in 42 last season
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With nine goals, he is the top scorer among the under-20 players in the European top five leagues since last season.
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"Anthony Martial asked France coach Didier Deschamps for permission to travel to England to sign a contract with Manchester United," a statement from the French Football Federation confirmed.
Martial started his career at Lyon, making his professional debut in December 2012, before joining Monaco in June 2013.
This summer he agreed a one-year extension to his previous deal, taking his contract up to 2019.
At the time, Monaco vice-president Vadim Vasilyev said Martial was "untransferable", with Tottenham reported to have shown interest.
'Pace and power'
On calling up Martial to his France squad, Deschamps said: "He plays centrally, but often drifts into wide positions, more on the left than the right.
"He's got a good combination of pace and power. He's a young player obviously, but he's got an interesting profile in an area where it's not easy to find players with both strength and speed.
"He's got good potential and I want to see how he does with the squad."
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