Manchester United are days away from kicking off the new season and a number of questions still hang over the club.
26.07.2022 - 17:05 / msn.com
Christian Eriksen and Lisandro Martinez drove in together on Tuesday morning for their first training session as Manchester United players. The pair are Erik ten Hag 's second and third signings as Red Devils boss respectively, having put pen to paper during United's pre-season training tour of Australia. With the rest of the squad now back home, midfielder Eriksen and defender Martinez rocked up at the club's Carrington training complex on Tuesday morning just after 11am ahead of their first training session under Ten Hag.
They arrived around 15 minutes after superstar teammate Cristiano Ronaldo drove in alongside agent Jorge Mendes for showdown talks to discuss his future at the club, followed by a certain Sir Alex Ferguson. Meanwhile, a number of other stars such as Bruno Fernandes, Luke Shaw and Anthony Martial were seen arriving. Images of the new additions preparing for training suggest that Martinez's £56.
1million transfer from Ajax - where Ten Hag worked with him for three years and coached him into becoming one of Europe's most exciting centre-backs - is on the brink of being officially confirmed, having needed to complete a medical after it was announced that a fee had been agreed. On the other hand, Eriksen is officially a Red Devil, signing a three-year contract upon his departure from Brentford - and he too should be unveiled in the coming days. The Dane rejected the offer of a new deal with the Bees in favour of joining United just 12 months after he suffered a cardiac arrest during a match at Euro 2020.
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