Manchester United submit offer to Ajax for Lisandro Martínez | OneFootball

Manchester United have tabled their first official bid for Ajax defender Lisandro Martínez.

That is according to a report in De Telegraaf which states that the Red Devils are hopeful of beating Arsenal to the Argentine’s signature.

Last week, the Londoners put a bid of €40m (made up of €35m as a fixed fee and €5m in bonuses) on the table to Ajax for Martínez.

And United have now responded with an offer of €41m plus €4m in potential performance-related add-ons but the story claims that the Dutch champions are unlikely to accept the proposal.

Their stance throughout this summer has been that they value the 24-year-old at €50m and do not want to sell him for less, while their preference remains not to lose him at all.

However, the Ajax hierarchy are aware that Martínez, who joined from Defensa y Justicia in 2019 for €7m, does dream of playing in the Premier League and a move to United would offer him the opportunity to work under Erik ten Hag again.

He has played 118 times for the Amsterdam outfit, scoring six goals and providing the same number of assists.