Antwerp chief Overmars: We were selling Lammens to Aston Villa before Man Utd knocked

Antwerp chief Overmars: We were selling to Lammens to Aston Villa before Man Utd knocked

Royal Antwerp director of football Marc Overmars admits they were ready to sell Senne Lammens to Aston Villa before his move to Manchester United.

Overmars admits all three clubs were in contact on deadline day with Emiliano Martinez also involved in the negotiations.

He told :0"When Manchester United wanted Senne Lammens, we said; 'Listen, we're not Brighton or Brentford, with whom you have to negotiate for weeks'. With us, things have to move quickly.

"With Manchester United, we started as losers on deadline day. We had a deal with Aston Villa, but Martinez still had to leave and Senne didn't want to go there. Only then did Man Utd make a first offer.

"Lower than Aston Villa. Four hours later, we finally reached an agreement."