Rio Ferdinand has doubts over whether or not Manchester United goal Lisandro Martinez is minimize out for all times within the Premier League.
Erik ten Hag is keen for the membership to comply with up the signing of Tyrell Malacia this week with the arrival of Martinez, his prime defensive goal this summer season.
Whereas Arsenal are additionally within the race for his signature, it has been claimed the Argentina worldwide would favour the chance to reunite along with his former Ajax supervisor at Outdated Trafford.
Whereas among the best defenders within the Eredivisie, Martinez stands at 5ft 9in, shorter than lots of the Premier League’s towering centre-halves with Virgil van Dijk 6ft 3in and his potential teammate Raphael Varane at 6ft 2in.
And Ferdinand has considerations how the 24-year-old will measure up towards a few of the leagues greater centre forwards.
‘Martinez, left footed, excellent on the ball, an excellent distributor of the ball,’ Ferdinand informed his 5 YouTube channel.
‘There are nonetheless going to be query marks about him. Is he fast sufficient? Is he sufficiently big? Is he going to be dominant sufficient in a league that calls for your physicality being tip prime? You’ve acquired to be prepared bodily to play towards these large strikers.
‘[Darwin] Nunez and [Erling] Haaland have simply gone into the large groups at Liverpool and Man Metropolis. They're over six foot, he's going to must cope with folks like that frequently.
‘Chris Wooden at Newcastle, these are large, large guys, you'll be able to undergo the league and discover gamers of this ilk. Will he be capable to cope with folks like that as a result of bodily, he’s on the smaller facet for a centre half.
‘He has acquired different attributes, he’s aggressive, he’s a pacesetter, he takes the ball comfortably. So there are professionals and cons.’
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