The 24-year-old centre-back flew to Manchester on Friday and the Argentine will be Erik ten Hag’s third signing of the summer provided he passes his medical, his visa is agreed and his contract is completed. He will sign a five-year contract with an option for another season. Martinez, who would follow Feyenoord’s Tyrell Malasia and free agent Christian Eriksen to United, is a left-sided centre-back who can also operate as a defensive midfielder. The deal was announced due to Ajax’s requirement to notify the Amsterdam Stock Exchange of major transactions. Diogo Dalot, meanwhile, has become the latest player to offer insight into the club’s new manager during United’s two-week summer tour of Thailand and Australia. “I really like the dynamic he shows, not only in training but in general,” the fullback said. “He’s very demanding, he pays a lot of attention to detail, which is good – small details can make a difference in the long run. “We always train not only [regarding] what to do with the ball and without the ball. I think we can obviously improve and be good at it.” Of his role, Dalot said: “He likes attacking full-backs, he likes proactive full-backs, so we always have to think a little bit beforehand what the game is asking for. We need to be connected, everyone working together, with the winger in front of you, the middleman next to you. “So he’s always asking for cooperation between us, but one good thing is that he always wants us to make sure that we have to know what to do in every position. Because sometimes we can switch positions on the pitch and we have to know how to do that.”
