He called Ten Hag before making the move to Manchester United

Manchester United manager Erik Ten Hag is regarded by many United fans as the perfect match for their desire and ambition to dominate the Premier League again after the joined the Manchester club in the summer from Ajax.

The Red Devils wanted a fresh start after their disappointing last campaign that saw them miss out on the champions league spots and were playing badly, home and away. They took a stern action of letting a lot of players leave to begin their restart.

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Shortly after signing Ten Hag, Manchester United took a full dive into the transfer market to find the fitting players for the new manager's squad puzzle. The club ensure that they blocked off interest from the remaining players while they brought in more.

The Red Devils did a double player swoop at Ajax after getting their manager, to bring in Lisandro Martinez for the left side of their defense and Antony Santos to add fresh legs and tricky to their attacking options for the campaign. 

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Several other top-quality signings were made including Casemiro from Real Madrid. According to the latest reports, Erik Ten Hag recently revealed that Lisandro Martinez called him up to tell of his intention to leave Ajax and asked if Ten Hag wanted him at United before he decides to accept Arsenal's offer. Ultimately the two are reunited at Manchester United.