Lisandro Martinez told Erik ten Hag he was moving to Arsenal over the summer in an effort to force the Manchester United manager’s hand in the transfer market.
Martinez joined United on a five-year contract in a £55million move from Ajax in July. The Argentina international played under Ten Hag for three years in Amsterdam and became the third signing of a busy window for United.
The 24-year-old centre-back has become a regular in the United team this season, playing 21 times before the break for the World Cup. His performances even led to Ten Hag dropping club captain Harry Maguire to the bench.
