The villa door was tightly closed, Manchester United’s dream of Emiliano Martinez foundered

Gilabola.com – Manchester United failed in their surprising attempt to borrow Emiliano Martinez from Aston Villa.

When Andre Onana was confirmed to be absent at the beginning of the English League season due to a hamstring injury, club management and coach Ruben Amorim began to move quickly to find solutions in the goalkeeper sector. However, their approach to Martinez ended in a dead end.

The figure of Martinez became the main target of Amorim after previously successfully securing two forward: Matheus Cunha from Wolves and Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford.

With the squad renovation project that is being worked on by the Portuguese coach, the position of the goalkeeper is considered crucial in building the foundation of a solid soccer game.

Villa closes the door tightly, United is looking for alternatives

Internal discussion reportedly took place at the end of last week, with Manchester United offered Martinez’s loan ideas. However, the offer was immediately rejected by Aston Villa.

The Birmingham club reportedly immediately rejects the discourse of loan discourse that is considered unreasonable, especially considering Martinez’s status as Deputy Captain and one of the key pillars of the team.

Martinez himself just got a long -term contract 12 months ago which binds him until 2029. The club assesses there is no logical reason to release the caliber player only for a while.

Although Martinez’s market value is in the range of Rp. 876 billion, there is no indication that Manchester United is willing or able to redeem that number. This situation is predicted to continue to roll for the next few weeks.

On the other hand, the report said that the Argentine international had previously rejected a tempting offer from the Saudi Arabian Pro League.

The backup option began to be considered

As an anticipatory step, Manchester United is now said to have begun to distract to other goalkeepers, including names like Senne Lammens from Antwerp, Diogo Costa from Porto, and Lucas Chevalier from Lille.

Reports in Belgium indicate that Antwerp is preparing to accept an official offer for Lammens, who has the potential to be a realistic target considering United’s current condition.

On the other hand, Martinez’s reputation as one of the best goalkeepers in the world made United’s efforts not completely surprising. He once won the Yashin Trophy in 2023 and 2024, and was named The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper in 2022 and 2024.

His contribution brought Argentina to win the 2022 World Cup and two Copa America made his name more classy on the global soccer stage.

Even so, the hope to see him wearing a Manchester United jersey seems to have to be postponed, or even vicious, given the rigors of Villa’s attitude and the complexity of the market condition of the goalkeeper this summer.