Ten Hag confirms Lisandro Martinez position following deal announcement

Manchester United have confirmed their third signing of the summer season, with Lisandro Martinez arriving from Ajax in a deal price as much as 64m euros (54m fastened payment plus 10m add-ons).

Martinez follows offers for left-back Tyrell Malacia and midfielder Christian Eriksen, who joined on a three-year deal.

Official and now confirmed! Lisandro Martínez joins Manchester United on everlasting deal from Ajax, contract till June 2027 with an choice for additional season. ???? #MUFC

Official payment is £55m (€57m together with solidarity funds) plus €10m add-ons. pic.twitter.com/0D9lb41KWa

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 17, 2022

The diminuitive Argentine participant can function as a central defender, a left-back or defensive midfielder, however Erik ten Hag has already made it clear that he sees him primarily as a central defender, having dominated out his possibilities of taking part in in midfield.

Talking to Dutch ESPN in 2021, Ten Hag advised the media that ‘Daley Blind doesn’t have the working capability to play in midfield. And neither does Martinez.’

Erik ten Hag in January 2021: ‘Daley Blind doesn’t have the working capability to play in midfield. And neither does Martinez.’ (Dutch ESPN)

— Elko Born (@Elko_B) July 18, 2022

And, with the aforementioned Malacia already signed to play as a left-back and with Luke Shaw already on the membership, it will seem that the one spot left accessible to the Argentine can be on the left aspect of defence.

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With Ten Hag seeking to function in a 4-2-3-1 formation this season, and with Harry Maguire already confirmed to be membership captain for the upcoming season, it appears as if Martinez will companion the Englishman in Manchester United’s first-choice backline.

Erik ten Hag confirms Harry Maguire will proceed as Manchester United captain subsequent season ? pic.twitter.com/Twp6g4OwHH

— B/R Soccer (@brfootball) July 11, 2022

This raises query marks over the way forward for World Cup winner Raphael Varane, who solely joined the membership 12 months beforehand, and the place he matches into the Dutchman’s plans.

It’s seemingly seemingly that he’ll provide a rotation choice for his new supervisor, although whether or not he might displace Maguire within the beginning XI over the course of the season stays to be seen.

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Premier League desk

#	Workforce	MP	D	P
1	Leeds United	0	0	0
2	Manchester Metropolis	0	0	0
3	Manchester United	0	0	0
4	West Ham United	0	0	0
5	Everton FC	0	0	0
6	Southampton FC	0	0	0
7	Chelsea FC	0	0	0
8	Arsenal FC	0	0	0
9	Newcastle United	0	0	0
10	Leicester Metropolis	0	0	0
11	Liverpool FC	0	0	0
12	Aston Villa	0	0	0
13	Tottenham Hotspur	0	0	0
14	Fulham FC	0	0	0
15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	0	0
16	Crystal Palace	0	0	0
17	Nottingham Forest	0	0	0
18	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	0	0
19	AFC Bournemouth	0	0	0
20	Brentford FC	0	0	0

Participant	Workforce	Targets
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	23
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	23
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	18
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	17
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	16
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester Metropolis	15
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	15
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester Metropolis	15
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace	14
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester Metropolis	13
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	12
Maddison, James	Leicester Metropolis	12
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	12
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	11
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	11
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester Metropolis	11
Richarlison	Everton FC	11
Pukki, Teemu	Norwich Metropolis	11
Raphinha	Leeds United	11
Watkins, Ollie	Aston Villa	11

Participant	Workforce	Purple Playing cards	Yellow Playing cards
Mings, Tyrone	Aston Villa	0	11
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	10
Tarkowski, James	Burnley FC	0	11
Firpo, Junior	Leeds United	0	11
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	0	10
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	0	10
Brownhill, Josh	Burnley FC	0	10
Bednarek, Jan	Southampton FC	0	10
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	10
Moreno, Rodrigo	Leeds United	0	9
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	9
Romeu, Oriol	Southampton FC	0	9
Rudiger, Antonio	Chelsea FC	0	9
Mctominay, Scott	Manchester United	0	9
Salisu, Mohammed	Southampton FC	0	8
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	0	8
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	0	8
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	7
Richarlison	Everton FC	0	8
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	1	7

Participant	Workforce	Assists
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	13
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	12
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester Metropolis	11
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	10
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	10
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	10
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	10
Maddison, James	Leicester Metropolis	9
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	9
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	9
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester Metropolis	9
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester Metropolis	8
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester Metropolis	8
Kulusevski, Dejan	Tottenham Hotspur	8
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	7
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	7
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	7
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	7
Mbeumo, Bryan	Brentford FC	7
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	6