{"id":66764,"date":"2026-08-06T16:31:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T16:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/66764\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T16:31:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T16:31:46","slug":"man-utd-transfers-hansi-flick-requests-top-united-star-at-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/66764\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd transfers: Hansi Flick ‘requests’ top United star at Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"

Barcelona boss Hansi Flick has requested the signing of a Manchester United<\/a> star, with one move needed to occur before the top target can be signed.<\/p>\n

Barca appear adamant they are going to repair their defence this summer. There is a belief at the club that Joao Cancelo will be rejoining from Saudi Arabia, while there\u2019s a reported interest in Lisandro Martinez<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Argentine defender is one of the club\u2019s top targets in defence, according to reports in Spain, where it\u2019s suggested he doesn\u2019t want to renew his contract with United<\/a> and could therefore be moved on this summer.<\/p>\n

Martinez is long said to have been a target for Barca boss Flick, who has now requested his signing, per the report.<\/p>\n

It is also suggested that \u20ac40million (\u00a334.3m) would see Martinez prised away from United, though that sounds a low fee for a starter in one of the Premier League\u2019s biggest clubs, who also starts for one of the best nations in the world.<\/p>\n

After Flick\u2019s request, Barca are said to have given the green light for the pursuit of the Red Devil, though they will need to sell one of their own defenders before being able to sign him.<\/p>\n

Indeed, Barca would not be able to land him without seeing the back of one of their own defenders first.<\/p>\n

For United\u2019s part, it\u2019s said they want to see the sale wrapped up soon in order to make a push for a new signing of their own in defence.<\/p>\n

Martinez is said to be awaiting an agreement between the clubs amid the suggestion he\u2019s not willing to remain at United.<\/p>\n

United open to transfer<\/p>\n

Former United scout Mick Brown has suggested the club might well be open to Martinez\u2019s transfer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He said after the World Cup: \u201cIt was a real blow for Man United to see Martinez pick up another injury.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not sure how serious it was or how long he\u2019ll be out for, but obviously it\u2019s a concern at the start of a new season when you\u2019d be hoping he would be involved in pre-season.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019ll have a break now after the World Cup where hopefully he can recover, and then Man United\u2019s medical team will have to assess him when he gets back.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just the latest of a few injuries he\u2019s had recently, and that\u2019s becoming a real concern for Man United because they need him to be available.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen he\u2019s fit and on it, he\u2019s a really good centre-back. He\u2019s aggressive, he doesn\u2019t let you settle, he wins his duels and he\u2019s good on the ball as well, he\u2019s such a valuable asset.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut none of that is any good if he\u2019s always sat in the stands with an injury, so if there\u2019s any indication these issues are going to keep coming up, I expect they\u2019ll look to cut their losses.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere will be interest from clubs in Spain and elsewhere, so I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if they considered letting him go.\u201d<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Transfer rumour ranking: Man Utd, Arsenal deals off as Liverpool target England star<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Barcelona boss Hansi Flick has requested the signing of a Manchester United star, with one move needed to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":66765,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[92,1707,23393,263,273,100],"class_list":["post-66764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-barcelona","tag-barcelona","tag-front-page","tag-lisandro-martinez","tag-manchester-united","tag-news","tag-premier-league"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66764"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66764\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}