{"id":17100,"date":"2026-07-14T02:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T02:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=17100"},"modified":"2026-07-14T02:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T02:08:13","slug":"lisandro-martinez-offered-the-chance-to-join-atletico-madrid-man-united-news-and-transfer-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=17100","title":{"rendered":"Lisandro Martinez offered the chance to join Atletico Madrid &#8211; Man United News And Transfer News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"penci-post-entry-inner\">\n<p>\t\t\t<i class=\"penci-post-countview-number-check\" style=\"display:none\">2<\/i><\/p>\n<p><!--Article Start--><br \/>Manchester United have officially announced the capture of Andrey Santos from Chelsea, while two more announcements are expected soon.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from the midfielder, INEOS have also sealed deals for Karl Darlow, who is set to act as backup for Senne Lammens, and Youri Tielemans from Aston Villa.<\/p>\n<p>The signing of the Belgian came as a surprise, and more could be on the way, with the Red Devils planning to add at least one more midfielder, along with a left-winger, a backup striker, and a left-back.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside incomings, the club is also focused on outgoings, with Marcus Rashford expected to leave despite Michael Carrick opening the door to a possible reunion.<\/p>\n<h5>Lisandro Martinez could be leaving<\/h5>\n<p>Noussair Mazraoui has been linked with a surprise exit in recent days, and fellow defender Lisandro Martinez is the latest name to be added to the list.<\/p>\n<p>The Argentine, who is currently at the World Cup, is a firm fan favourite at Old Trafford, but his injury record and anger management issues are a concern.<\/p>\n<p>There were plans to shift the World Cup winner to a defensive midfield role but that did not materialise. His current deal is valid until 2027, with United having the option of extending it by another year.<\/p>\n<p>So far, contract talks are yet to occur, but the 20-time English league champions are expected to trigger the option to avoid losing the Argentina international on a free next summer.<\/p>\n<h5>Atletico Madrid offered the chance to sign Lisandro Martinez<\/h5>\n<p>Chiringuito TV have reported that the ex-Ajax ace has been offered to Atletico Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>There has been no mention of an asking price, but it is clear that the La Liga giants are on the lookout for defensive reinforcements.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 LISANDRO MART\u00cdNEZ has been OFFERED to ATL\u00c9TICO DE MADRID.<\/p>\n<p>\u270d\ufe0f The player ends his contract with Manchester United in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>\u2139\ufe0f @inakivdl <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CgwzU6hY7Z\">pic.twitter.com\/CgwzU6hY7Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 El Chiringuito TV (@elchiringuitotv) July 13, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The chance to play under Argentine legend Diego Simeone would be another major draw for Lisandro Martinez.<\/p>\n<p>His current market value stands at \u00a334 million, and should the Spanish side offer such a fee, it might be difficult for the 20-time English league champions to turn them down.<\/p>\n<h5>How will Carrick cope explained<\/h5>\n<p>The Erik ten Hag signing excels at building play from deep and with his no-nonsense style of defending, but United can ill afford another injury breakdown or frequent suspensions.<\/p>\n<p>So far, no concrete proposals have arrived on United\u2019s desk, so it is clearly intermediaries at work. It will be interesting to see how this story unfolds in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>INEOS will need player sales to balance the books, and United already have Ayden Heaven champing at the bit to start games consistently.<\/p>\n<p><em>Feature image Shaun Botterill via Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>The Peoples Person has been one of the world\u2019s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-299864\" src=\"https:\/\/thepeoplesperson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/affiliate-christmas-campaign-25-1500x300-en-uk-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1160\" height=\"65\"\/><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 Manchester United have officially announced the capture of Andrey Santos from Chelsea, while two&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17101,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17100"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17100\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}