When Lisandro Martinez steps out onto the Old Trafford pitch next season draped in Manchester United colours, he will join a seven-man list of Argentines to play for the club.
It is fair to say that United's history with the South American country has been somewhat chequered - with millions of pounds spent, loyalties crossed and some unsavoury comments made. After agreeing a £43million fee with Ajax, there are high hopes that Martinez could become the best of the lot.
At the bottom end of the Argentine stars to have played for United, it is a shootout between Angel di Maria and Juan Sebastian Veron. There are some startling similarities, both joined for British transfer records at the time, had brilliant seasons beforehand, huge reputations and both fell out of love with Manchester very rapidly.
