Man Utd sign shortest centre-back in Premier League

<h4><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 20px&semi;">According to Sky Sports&comma; Lisandro Martinez&comma; a recent signing by Manchester United&comma; will soon hold the record for being the league&&num;8217&semi;s shortest center-back&period;<&sol;span><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 20px&semi;">Martinez&comma; who moved from Ajax for approximately £53&period;3 million&comma; is only 175 cm &lpar;5 feet 9 inches&rpar; tall&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29496" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thedailypage&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;07&sol;images&lowbar;copy&lowbar;1080x630-1-300x175&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"Man Utd sign shortest centre-back in Premier League" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"175" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 20px&semi;">After weeks of negotiations with the Dutch club&comma; United announced last week that a deal had been reached for the 24-year-old&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 20px&semi;">Some fans and commentators have already criticized Martinez&&num;8217&semi;s height&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 20px&semi;">Adebayo Akinfenwa&comma; a former English professional footballer&comma; thinks it would be challenging for the Argentina international to play against Erling Haaland of Manchester City&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 20px&semi;">Martinez&&num;8217&semi;s height&comma; in the opinion of Akinfenwa&comma; would be an inappropriate fit for tall forwards in the Premier League as a centre-back&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;