Manchester United reportedly contacted Aston Villa about signing Argentine goalkeeper Emi Martinez during the January transfer window.
At the time, United were looking for new reinforcements, particularly in the goalkeeping position. With first-choice goalkeeper Andre Onana struggling. Making several big mistakes and eventually being dropped by Ruben Amorim against Newcastle in April. The Red Devils’ inconsistent form
prompted them to turn their attentions to Martinez. According to สมัคร UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ Sports , an Argentine media outlet. United had already contacted Villa to discuss the deal, but ultimately chose to trust Onana.
It seems that this was the wrong decision, as Onana has yet to regain his former form. Especially in the 2-2 draw with Lyon in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals.
Before that, there was a drama with Nemanja Matic, a former Manchester United player who is now at Lyon. After Onana gave an interview before the game that “Lyon is a good team, but we are better,” which
made Matic unhappy and he retorted that: “He’s one of the worst goalkeepers in the history of Man United,”
Onana’s words came back to bite him, as he made a mistake that allowed Lyon to score twice and was booed by Lyon fans throughout the game.
Amorim eventually decided to drop Onana and sent Altay Bayindir to guard the goal in the game against Newcastle, but he made another mistake in the game and lost 4-1.
TyC Sports also said that if Martinez leaves Villa this summer, Man United will be ready to hunt him again.
The 32-year-old goalkeeper has won the FIFA Best Goalkeeper award for the second time in three years and is reportedly preparing to leave Villa Park after being with the team since 2020 after moving from Arsenal.
Martinez has been in impressive form this season, leading Villa to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, and in the last home game, where they won 2-0 against Spurs, he was in tears as if saying goodbye to the fans
in the last match of the Premier League. He was sent off in Villa’s 2-0 defeat at Manchester United, which saw them miss out on a Champions League place to Newcastle in heartbreaking fashion.