Manchester United have made a €43million (£37m) offer for Ajax centre-back Lisandro Martinez as they continue to pursue targets familiar to Erik ten Hag.
United have turned to Martinez having initially prioritised his Ajax teammate Jurrien Timber, who is now expected to stay with the Dutch champions.
Martinez, 24, is a left-footed centre-back who also played as a defensive midfielder for Ten Hag at Ajax in 2019-20. United had shortlisted Villarreal defender Pau Torres and David Carmo of Braga but Ten Hag favours options affiliated with Ajax or Dutch football. Also read: United have learnt from Fabregas ordeal with De Jong The Manchester Evening News reported in midweek United had lined up Martinez, having agreed fees for Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong and Feyenoord left-back Tyrell Malacia.
United sources say the club expects to complete the signing of Malacia, 22, "in the coming days" after an issue regarding his representation was resolved.