Man Utd will get 'final answer' on £43m star 'this week' at Old Trafford

Manchester United could get an answer this week on what club Ajax and Argentina centre-back Lisandro Martínez is going to join, according to Fabrizio Romano.

The 24-year-old has been linked with both clubs throughout the summer.

In a tweet put out by Romano this week, he has stated that Erik ten Hag wants United to move quickly on a deal for Martínez, with the new Dutch manager wanting his former centre-back to make the move to Old Trafford.

Meanwhile, the same tweet also states that Arsenal are still working on a deal for the seven-time Argentina international, suggesting that Mikel Arteta is looking to strengthen his backline this summer.

Martínez, who has been valued at £43m by Ajax, has been pushing to leave the Amsterdam club, and he has been very clear about this.

And Romano says that the 5 foot 9 centre-back wants to leave the Dutch giants to pursue a Premier League experience this season.

He told GIVEMESPORT: “He feels that is the right time for him to leave Ajax and to try a big experience in the Premier League.”

“So, the player is really pushing and I think this week we will have the final answers on this Lisandro story.”

Martínez, who has been dubbed “The Argentine Butcher” following his performances at Ajax, could prove to be an excellent signing for both Arsenal or United, with both sides’ Achilles heel being their inability to keep the ball out of the back of their own net last season.

The centre-back had been a regular for ten Hag at Ajax last season, playing in 37 games, scoring one goal and providing four assists in that time, according to Transfermarkt.

Martínez is an excellent tackler of the ball and ranks in the top 1% of centre-backs across Europe’s top five leagues and European competition for