Manchester United's Negotiations With Ajax Amsterdam Are Almost Complete, Lisandro Martinez's Transfer Value Reaches IDR 800 Billion

JAKARTA - Manchester United's efforts to bring in Ajax Amsterdam player Lisandro Martinez are starting to find a bright spot. The two teams are said to have entered the stage of player transfer talks.

Quoted from The Sun, the 24-year-old is believed to be going to Old Trafford in the near future after the two teams underwent tough negotiations for weeks. Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag is believed to also have a role.

He promised to push Martinez to a better performance if he joined Manchester United. The seduction that made the player melt and ready to move to Old Trafford.

Ajax is also said to have no objection to releasing the player on the condition that their demands are met. After discussions were held again on Wednesday, July 13, MU and Ajax agreed the transfer price for the player was around £46 million or around IDR 822 billion.

If Martinez joins Manchester United, he will return to work with Erik Ten Hag, who was also the former coach of Ajax.

When coaching Ajax, Ten Hag often used Martinez as a central defender but was also sometimes used in midfield.

"At the start of the season we were looking for brains for the midfield," said Ten Hag.

"We know Martinez has played in midfield, but can he do it in the Ajax system? We tried it there and we saw good things."

Ten Hag is indeed looking for a central midfielder to fill the vacant position left by Paul Pogba and Nemanja Matic.

Manchester United is also reportedly frustrated in talks with Barcelona over the transfer of Frenkie de Jong, who is Ten Hag's top target at the moment.