Manchester United have concurred an agreement to sign Lisandro Martinez from Eredivisie champions Ajax, the club reported on Sunday.
Martinez will sign a five-year contract at Old Trafford to rejoin with previous chief Erik ten Hag in an arrangement worth an underlying €57.37 million, which could ascend to €67.37m through factors. The move is dependent upon a clinical.
A statement from United said: “Manchester United is delighted to announce the club has reached agreement with Ajax for the transfer of Argentine international defender Lisandro Martinez, subject to medical, to player terms being finalised, and to UK visa requirements.”
The 24-year-old was excited about a transition to the Premier League with United his inclined toward objective. Sources let ESPN know that an advancement had been made and that Martinez dismissed interest from Arsenal.
Martinez can play in guard and in midfield, which are the two region of the crew that Ten Hag is quick to reinforce. Martinez showed up for the Dutch heroes subsequent to joining the club in 2019. He becomes Ten Hag’s third marking of the mid year after Tyrell Malacia joined from Feyenoord and Christian Eriksen moved to Old Trafford in the wake of expenditure the final part of last season at Brentford.
Subsequent to wrapping up a move for Martinez, United will proceed with their endeavors to sign Frenkie de Jong from Barcelona, however sources advised ESPN that De Jong actually should be persuaded to move.
United stay sure the Netherlands global is available to joining the club, however as per sources, his agents are as yet attempting to empower Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea to join the offering.
De Jong would prefer to join a Champions League club in the event that he needs to leave Barcelona, despite the fact that his inclination is to stay at Camp Nou in spite of the LaLiga side’s demand he needs to move to assist the club with settling their monetary issues. There is likewise an issue of wages that all out more than €20m that Barcelona owe De Jong.
