Barcelona are interested in signing the Manchester United defender, Lisandro Martinez. The 28-year-old South American has done well since moving to Old Trafford, and Hansi Flick has identified him as an important target at the end of the season. He has a contract with Manchester United until 2027, and Fichajes has revealed that Barcelona believe now is the right time to make a move for him and sign him for a reasonable fee.
"Fair play to him," said Butt. "He has gone man-to-man with the best centre forward in the world. So, we come on here and say, 'well done'. Brilliant. He has done really well. "I just think when someone gets so upset about something on a podcast, or in the media, to come out and say, 'they can say what they want' and 'come to my house' - grow up. "
My first reaction was: 'I'm going home, I'm going to be with my family in Argentina. Enough, I don't want to suffer anymore, I want to be well, I want to enjoy life.' But when you are unbalanced, you can say anything because you aren't connected with yourself. I obviously accepted those three weeks of mourning, where I wasn't myself.
The turbulent tenure of Ruben Amorim at Manchester United has ended in chaos, with fresh reports emerging that the Portuguese manager had physically squared up with Lisandro Martinez weeks prior to his dismissal. Amorim was relieved of his duties following a damaging 1-1 draw against Leeds United at Elland Road. While his post-match interview, described as explosive, was the public catalyst for his exit, the decision had reportedly already been made.
It was the second game in a row that the defender had missed, having not played in the 1-1 draw with West Ham last week. That turned out not to be the case, and de Ligt was nowhere to be seen in the matchday squad. In his post-match press conference, Amorim remained tight-lipped about a potential return for the centre-back. "I don't know, sometimes you have an idea then you have to see day by day, the head coach said. I'm not going to say when he is coming back."
Amorim's latest comments on the England international, though, suggested he may not be out for long. Martinez has been sidelined since February with a serious knee injury, but he has since returned to full first-team training. Here's a look at the latest on Manchester United's injuries... Amorim said ahead of the Brighton match that the knock suffered by Maguire was nothing serious. But he still elected not to name the centre-back in Saturday's matchday squad despite deeming that Mason Mount - who was also reportedly dealing with a knock last week - was fit enough to make the bench.
