Erik ten Hag has defined how Manchester United beat Arsenal to the signature of Argentine defender Lisandro Martinez in the summertime switch window.
- Lisandro Martinez may have joined Arsenal
- Defender pushed for Man United transfer
- Martinez reunited with former coach Ten Hag
WHAT HAPPENED? Martinez accomplished a big-money transfer to United from Ajax in July, reuniting with Ten Hag within the course of. The Dutch supervisor had swapped Johan Cruijff ArenA for Outdated Trafford two months prior, at which level Martinez was nonetheless mulling over his choices. Ten Hag has now confirmed that the Argentina worldwide was all set to hitch Arsenal earlier than reaching out to him about probably becoming a member of United as an alternative.
WHAT THEY SAID: Talking to Dutch publication Voetbal Worldwide, Ten Hag revealed: “Martinez himself wished to depart Ajax. If we hadn’t taken him, he would have gone to Arsenal. They wished him anyway, he was prime precedence there.
“Licha referred to as me at one level: ‘Coach, pay attention, I am leaving Ajax anyway. I can signal with Arsenal, however in order for you me, I’ll Manchester United’. I believed I should not shoot myself and United within the foot. He actually would not keep in Amsterdam, that was out of the query. Then we struck and all of it labored out.”
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Whereas there have been query marks across the centre-back’s 5’9 peak when he first arrived within the Premier League, the defender has grown right into a strong performer for the Crimson Devils. Martinez is now decided to win a trophy with United in his first season following his World Cup heroics with Argentina in Qatar.
IN THREE PHOTOS:
GettyGetty Photos
Getty
WHAT NEXT FOR MARTINEZ AND UNITED? Whereas Martinez continues to have fun Argentina’s World Cup triumph in his homeland, his membership team-mates at United are again in motion on Wednesday evening after they tackle Burnley within the League Cup.