TEAMtalk, citing a report by CaughtOffside, said Lisandro Martinez has personal terms agreed in principle with Atletico Madrid. TEAMtalk added that the move is advanced on the player side, but no official club contact has taken place yet.
Atletico talks on the player side
According to TEAMtalk, citing the same CaughtOffside report, Martinez is keen on the move and his terms expire in 2027. TEAMtalk also said a meeting took place in Madrid regarding potential business between the parties.
TEAMtalk's claim on Martinez's stance
TEAMtalk said it was recently informed that Martinez wants out of Manchester United and does not want the club to activate the one-year option in his contract.
Chelsea match and Ljungberg comments
TEAMtalk said Martinez picked up two yellow cards in the 2-0 defeat to Chelsea. TEAMtalk also said Martinez's forearm to Wesley Fofana's face resulted in United conceding a penalty.
Freddie Ljungberg said: "I feel, when I look at that, I feel sorry for Michael Carrick."
Ljungberg also said: "Everybody is slaughtering Carrick in the media and stuff, ‘Is he good enough as a coach, this and that’; the players are not doing it."
He added: "How they behave, Martinez, doing what he did, I was there, and I felt a bit sick."
Ljungberg also said: "I’ve seen this quite a few times when he does stupid things, doesn’t think about the team first. They let him down."
Schmeichel's view
Peter Schmeichel said: "He has cost so many goals, and that is one of the issues with Manchester United, that they’re leaking goals for fun."
Schmeichel added: "If you’re a big player, you played in a World Cup final, you just can’t perform like that, come out with statements like that after the Atletico Madrid match, and then perform as he did against Chelsea."
