Manchester United complete Lisandro Martinez signing from Ajax in £57m deal
Manchester United complete Lisandro Martinez signing: Lisandro Martinez, an Argentine defender, has agreed to transfer to Manchester United from Ajax in exchange for a transfer fee that might reach 67 million euros (about £57 million). The agreement has been finalised.
Erik ten Hag, the manager of United, was excited to be reuniting with the 24-year-old player, whom he had previously signed for Ajax in 2019.
He will commit to the club by signing a five-year contract, which will keep him playing for them at Old Trafford until the year 2027 and provides the club with the opportunity to extend the deal for an additional year.
Martinez has expressed that it is a privilege for him to become a member of such a prominent football squad.
“I’ve put in a lot of work to get to this point, and now that I’ve arrived, I’m going to challenge myself even farther,” said the speaker. “I’m going to push myself even more.”
Martinez made 120 appearances for Ajax after joining the Dutch club in 2019 for a transfer price of £6.3 million from the Argentinian team Defensa y Justicia. Prior to joining Ajax, Martinez played for Newell’s Old Boys.
Since making his first appearance for the senior team in March 2019, he has been given seven caps for Argentina, and he participated in Argentina’s triumphant campaign in Copa America in 2021. His first appearance for the senior team was in March 2019.
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He was quoted as saying, “Throughout the course of my career, I’ve had the good fortune to be a part of successful teams, and that’s something I want to continue doing at Manchester United.”
“There is a significant amount of work that needs to be done in order to get to that moment, but I am convinced that, with this management and coaches leading the way, combined with my new colleagues, we will be able to accomplish what we set out to do.”
Martinez was a member of the Ajax team that won the Dutch Cup in 2021 and the Eredivisie in 2021 while he was playing for Ajax. In addition, Ajax won the Eredivisie in 2022. Martinez played for Ten Hag when he was at Ajax.