Man Utd's Anthony Martial 'dumped by wife' as nightmare year continues on and off pitch

Anthony Martial’s has reportedly been dumped by his wife as his nightmare time both and off the pitch continues.

The forward has struggled to find any form on a loan spell at Spanish club Sevilla whom he joined for the remainder of the season in January from Manchester United. A report in the Daily Star now claims that Martial has been dumped by his wife Melanie Da Cruz.

It was the Frenchman's agent that convinced him of the project at Sevilla but that plan has gone from "bad to worse", as outlined this week by Spanish media. Following on from his lack of impact, Martial will not be retained by Sevilla – who will allow him to re-join United this summer.

Martial’s wife Da Cruz – a French TV star who has a four-year-old child Swan with the footballer - made an Instagram post saying “love wasn’t enough”. Posting in French, she spoke of her “pain” and said: “Sometimes to win a race you have to stop running.”

The report cites a source close to the couple as stating: “Things aren’t going brilliantly for Martial on the pitch and it looks like life at home has been rocky too. Melanie’s statement came as a shock to her fans and it’s probably the icing on the cake after a bad few months for Anthony. They’ve had their struggles. All they care about going forward is the well-being of their son and raising him amicably.”

Martial's agency has been approached for comment.

The two met in 2016 when Martial split with Samantha Jacquelinet, with whom he has two children. In 2019, it was reported that Martial had an affair with French model Malika Semichi, when Da Cruz was heavily pregnant.

In seven league appearances afforded to the United loanee so far at the Spanish club, the forward has failed to score and has looked less and