Just as many managers fancied him and he performed for them. Where do you see a lack of desire to compete for starting 11 place? When Mourinho benched him, sometimes favoring other players who were performing worse than him, yet him sticking around for while?
Who says the transfer request isn‘t a result of the manager clearly telling him he rates other players above him so that he hardly has a chance to prove himself?
You‘re creating narratives with little evidence. Martial could be what you describe him to be but the situation could also be entirely different, there‘s no way to tell.
Ideally he joins Sevilla, receives opportunities, performs well and gives our new manager a headache when thinking about our offensive options.
The worst case is him performing poorly, then he‘ll have a harsh reality check, be more realistic about his options and be easier to let go.
Either way, with the mess this club has been for the past eight years, I‘m hesitant with any judgement on any player/manager.
