Man United agree deal for Ajax's Lisandro Martinez

"Manchester United is delighted to announce the club has reached agreement with Ajax for the transfer of Argentine international defender Lisandro Martinez, subject to medical, to player terms being finalized, and to UK visa requirements."

The 24-year-old was interested in moving to the English top flight with United. According to sources, a breakthrough had been made and that the manager had turned down the chance to work for the English club.

Ten Hag wants to strengthen the squad because of theVersatility of Martinez, who can play in defence and in the middle of the field. The player made 118 appearances for the Dutch champion. He is Ten Hag's third signing of the summer, after Christian Eriksen and Tyrell Malacia joined from the same club.

According to sources, United will continue their attempts to sign Frenkie de Jong from Barcelona, but they need to convince him to leave.

According to sources, his representatives are still trying to get Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea to join the bidding, even though they are sure that the Netherlands international is open to joining.

Despite the LaLiga side's insistence that he has to move to help the club solve their financial issues, De Jong would prefer to join a club in the top tier of European football. Wages that total more than 20m are owed by Barcelona.

The report was contributed to by RobDawson.