If Martial is staying, does this mean the future of Mata is in doubt?? We already have 6 players (Lukaku, Sanchez, Martial, Lingard, Rashford and Mata) for the forward positions. If we are to sign Bale, then having 7 players for 3 forward positions in a 4-3-3 is overkill, one will have to go. Similarly if the plan is to buy SMS and play a midfield diamond then again 6 players for the forward 2 positions (assuming SMS, Fred, Pogba and Matic make the diamond) is too much.
Unless the plan is to buy neither SMS or Bale (or any other forward), but then that for me means we are still lacking that killer quality up front to win titles. It'll be interesting to see how this unfolds over the summer.