Martial possesses rare talent, insists France boss Deschamps as striker closes in on Manchester United
* Manchester United set to sign Monaco striker Anthony Martial for £36m
* The 19-year-old has been called up to the France national team
* Didier Deschamps believes the forward has got good potential
France manager Didier Deschamps believes Anthony Martial possesses the strength and speed not found in many of the today's forwards.
The Monaco striker is set to become the most expensive teenager in football history when he joins Manchester United in a £36million deal.
Yet to earn a senior cap for his country, Deschamps has called Martial up to the France squad to face Portugal and Serbia and said: '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.
Anthony Martial - set for Man United - is yet to earn a senior France cap but has featured for the Under 21s
'He's got good potential and I want to see how he does with the squad.'
The 19-year-old scored eight goals in 31 Ligue 1 appearances for Monaco last season.
Martial will also become the third most expensive Manchester United player-ever behind Angel Di Maria who cost £59.7m and Juan Mata who was bought from Chelsea for £37.1m.
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