This team was going to sign Lisandro Martinez before, Edwin van der Sar was told

This is a player who has come to the team and has done so in a great way, since he was signed he caused many doubts, they said things related to his size, what this player could add, they looked for a way to help with this signing, it was special to be able to have this player in the Red Devils, it was very special for the illusions of the club that they could have a more important and relevant performance.

It was about finding a more important dynamism in this team, a series of important movements that occurred in this club, they have not been able to find themselves in a better situation, many issues have been improved in the way of playing, in which this Argentine defender has had much presence, is a favourite of the fans, this player had already been sought by another team in the Premier League, this player was already wanted.

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Ajax sporting director Edwin van der Sar has said that Arsenal came before the Red Devils this summer, had offered an amount that Ajax officials preferred to keep the player, until Manchester United's €57 million interest in the 24-year-old Argentinian defender came in, which is where he is in charge of making the best decisions for the Dutch club, no doubt that ten Hag wanted to reunite with his Ajax players for his system of play at Old Trafford.

Over the years there have been a number of different negotiations between Ajax and Man Utd, with players such as Daley Blind and Donny van de Beek recently being transferred. The Ajax manager told The Athletic, that they were not looking to sell the player, they preferred to keep the player rather than negotiate with Arsenal, until they received a significant offer for the player in the face of Man Utd's strong interest in the signing.

They preferred to keep Lisandro, it was a low offer from Arsenal

Manchester United was direct and offered an amount that could be important for Ajax, which is a club that has a philosophy of working their players in a system of effective play and then try to accommodate them and sell them more expensive, no doubt in recent years have done so in a great way, this club improves players, this is where they become stars for their teams. Van der Sar considered the price paid for the signing of Lisandro Martinez to be fair.