Lisandro Martinez tells Spain to 'forget about' Man United star Alejandro Garnacho playing for them
manchestereveningnews.co.ukLisandro Martinez has told Spain to “forget about” trying to convince Alejandro Garnacho to switch his international allegiance from Argentina.
The attacker has been called up to the World Cup winners’ squad for March’s international break having yet to make his senior debut for his country.
Garnacho - whose mother is Argentine - was born in Madrid and qualifies to play for Spain. The Spaniards are trying to persuade the 18-year-old to swap shirts before reaching the numerous Fifa watermarks whereby changing international teams is not permitted.
However, United teammate Martinez is having none of it and has told Spain to bin their ploy. READ MORE: United already have the blueprint to beat Liverpool Speaking to TyC Sports, he said: "The truth is that Garna is an excellent boy, with a lot of personality because he is 18 years old and is starting in a very big team and with a lot of pressure, you have to have personality, right? “That's what I like about him, he's going to play headline or enters 10 or 15 minutes and gives the best of him. [Garnacho] is with me here, forget about it.
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