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Recap of yesterday's #mufc news: ▪️ Martinez agreement complete. ▪️ Eriksen signs a 3+1 year contract with United. ▪️ Eriksen feels special to be a red. ▪️ Alvaro Fernandez wants PL loan. ▪️ United vs Melbourne report: 4-1 win. A comeback victory. ▪️ United shows great teamspirit. ▪️ Martinez landed in Manchester ahead of medicals and formalities. A day of joy for us, United fans!!!!😍❤️

Medical and visa process will follow for Lisandro Martinez. Now, he’s in Manchester. Formal confirmation of the Argentina defender’s £46m move to #MUFC will come once those processes complete. [Source: James Ducker, Telegraph🥈] 🇬🇧

Lisandro Martinez has flown into Manchester with agent. Medical + visa process to follow. #MUFC🔴 [Source: Laurie Whitwell, The AthleticUK🥇] 🇬🇧

Lisandro Martinez fee agreed, medical and visa etc to sort. Not expected to join ManUtd in Australia. [Source: Simon Stone, BBC🥇] 🇬🇧

Here’s Lisandro Martínez together with his agent flying to Manchester from Amsterdam. Deal completed, club announcement to follow soon. Contract signed until June 2027. 🔴🛩🇦🇷 #MUFC Manchester United are set to unveil Lisandro as 3d signing after Malacia and Eriksen. [Source: Fabrizio Romano🥇] 🌐

🚨Manchester United agreed to increase the guaranteed sum for Frenkie de Jong by £8.4m and reduce the add-ons. It remains to be seen if Barcelona now use that higher up-front fee to help partly cover the cost of the £17m in deferred wages. [Source: James Ducker, Telegraph🥈] 🇬🇧

🎙️ Lisandro Martínez is set to sign a five-year contract with #mufc, worth just over £120,000 a week. #mulive 🔴 [Source: James Ducker, Telegraph🥈] 🇬🇧

🚨 Although the lawyers of Manchester United and Ajax are still discussing the final details in the agreement, Lisandro Martínez has permission to fly to Manchester in a private jet on Friday evening, he will undergo a medical on Saturday morning. 🇦🇷✅ [Source: Mike Verweij, Telegraaf🥇] 🇳🇱

signing of eriksen is brilliant because he is a player that offers us a lot fantastic set piece taker - statistically, last year the most efficient player on set pieces in the league. can play as an 8 and a 10, offers us depth on the wings as well. but the scary part about the players we are targeting so far is that we don't seem to be improving in areas we really need to improve. assuming we do get martinez and de jong as our last signings, we would geniunely have no defensive midfielders. de jong is not a defensive midfielder. his best position is as an 8, progressing the ball and carrying it up the field. martinez is primarily a cb, though he can play cdm, but he hasn't played cdm for 3 years. maybe the plan for ten hag is to play martinez as cdm which gives frenkie/eriksen the licence to push forward. in pre season, we saw mctominay as the 4 which gave the other midfielders license to push forwards. but it feels like martinez was definitely signed to play at cb which makes me fear our only holding dm would be mctominay, who always hides from the ball and is incapable of progressing it from deep

Lisandro Martinez is expected on tour, with official confirmation of his move yet to arrive. Value of long-haul flight to Australia has diminished. Christian Eriksen is also not expected to fly to join the squad in Australia. #MUFC🔴 [Source: Laurie Whitwell, The AthleticUK🥇] 🇬🇧

Christian Eriksen and Lisandro Martínez will not be joining up with the #mufc squad in Australia. #mulive 🔴 [Source: Simon Peach, PA🥇] 🇬🇧

Barcelona director Mateu Alemany on de Jong deal: “Frenkie is a very important player and we count on him. But we know La Liga's Fair Play tells us to sell players”. 🚨🇳🇱 #FCB 🔴🔵 #MUFC🔴 “I can’t say more [on Frenkie deal and Man Utd]”, Alemany added. Frenkie de Jong deal, Barça president Laporta says: “It’s not true that we are forced to sell Frenkie de Jong, this is not correct”. #FCB🔴🔵 #MUFC 🔴 “Frenkie’s trip to the United States will be decided by Xavi”. Via Fabrizio Romano.🌐

Lisandro Martínez will travel to Manchester in the next few hours for his medical. He will sign a contract with #mufc until 2027. #mulive🔴 [Source: César Luis Merlo, TyC Sports🥇] 🇦🇷

Looks good in Red. 🔴😍

Official ✅ Manchester United is pleased to confirm that Christian Eriksen has joined the club, signing a contract until June 2025. 🔴 The midfielder has been capped 115 times for Denmark, scoring 38 goals for his country. Eriksen has played 237 games in the Premier League, registering 52 goals and 71 assists.  Christian Eriksen said:  “Manchester United is a special club, and I cannot wait to get started. I have had the privilege of playing at Old Trafford many times but to do it in the red shirt of United will be an amazing feeling. I have seen Erik’s work at Ajax and know the level of detail and preparation that he and his staff put into every day. It is clear that he is a fantastic coach. Having spoken with him and learned more about his vision and the way he wants the team to play, I am even more excited for the future. I still have major ambitions in the game, there is a huge amount that I know I can achieve, and this is the perfect place to continue my journey.” 

Ten Hag seems to end any suggestion of Martial leaving: “I’m sure he can come back even better. I think when he has the right focus, right motivation + he works hard every day he will have production because he is a good player. It’s up to him.” #MUFC

Take on the 2nd half: 1. The kids look lively and energetic. 2. Bailly as strong as he can be.... Beast in the back and bursting in progression. An actual ball carrier. 3. Charlie Savage and Zidane Iqbal stood out. 4. Rashford is back on track. 5. Amad is silky. His technical ability deserves praise but he needs to put on some muscle. 6. The possesion game is a delight to watch. Sorry for being late, had a busy hour with work.😅

Savage and Iqbal 😍🫡

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