Manchester United has given Lisandro Martinez a warm welcome. The Argentine international was officially unveiled during the coarse of Wednesday, United Radar understands.
The former Amsterdam based defender has reunited with Erik ten Hag whom he spent time with at Ajax. In his first interview, Martinez highlighted ten Hag’s influence in his decision to join Manchester United.
The 24-year-old said:
“I was with him [ten Hg] three years at Ajax and I know his style of playing.”
“With him, I improved a lot, to be honest. He’s here in Manchester now, so again the opportunity was there and for sure he’s very important in my [career]”, he added.
“[He’s] very intense, for sure. Good football. Winning mentality, you know. That’s the most important [thing].”
“Every player needs to have things clear. I think he’s very clear also. So I think, with him, everyday you can learn and then, in the game you can understand also fully – tactics and everything.
“How did he help me to improve? In how we can fully understand the situations, the decisions inside the pitch. He’s there in every detail.”
Martinez will wear no.6 which was previously worn by Paul Pogba before the France international joined Juventus. The Argentine defender was involved in a 4-1 thumping against Wrexham in a closed-door friendly.
Our new no.6 will partake in friendly fixtures against Atletico Madrid and Rayo Vallecano before making his Premier League debut against Brighton next Saturday.
