Waching daily Nov 3 2018

 Manchester United boss Mourinho is keen to keep both De Gea and Martial at the club, with the duo widely regarded as two of their most important players

 The 55-year-old spoke out on Martial during a press conference yesterday, saying: "I know the club wants him very much to stay, so hopefully he is going to stay

 "One thing is that he's a talented player that everybody knows he is - since he was in Monaco, everybody knows he was a talented player

 "So, when you reach that level or when you are almost reaching that level, it's when you become a player - what I say, a top player

 "So, when he is now much closer to being a top player, obviously I would like him to stay

" Martial's current contract expires at the end of the season, though United are able to trigger a one-year extension

 It is exactly the same case with goalkeeper David De Gea, who many fans are clamouring to remain

 But Football Operations and Communications Consultant Ian McGarry, speaking on the Transfer Window Podcast, has revealed both players are currently snubbing the club

 He said: "You've got some players like Anthony Martial who Manchester United want to renew, or David de Gea who they are desperate to renew

 "Both players are refusing to speak to the club. "That tells you something about where Manchester United are right now in terms of their status, their ambition and how the players view the club itself if players like Martial and De Gea are saying 'it's all very well you want to renew the contracts, but we'd like to weigh up our options

' "On the other hand, you've got the likes of Chris Smalling who is out of contract

Phil Jones as well. "Then you've got someone like Luke Shaw who does renew having played effectively 25 per cent of games over the four years of his initial contract at Manchester United, who gets a 50 per cent upgrade on his contract because he's played five good games this season

 "Other players are looking at that and thinking 'what about me? I've been here longer, I've done more, I've won trophies

Why am I not being offered an upgrade on my contract?' "I think it has a very unsettling effect, and it's something Mourinho has no control over

 "And indeed it might be the case that Manchester United need to cut through the wheat from chaff and get rid of players on high earning contracts

 "But you can't realistically look to recruit eight/ni