Aston Villa transfer news from BirminghamLive as goalkeeper Emi Martinez linked with fresh interest from Manchester United
Aston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez
Aston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez(Image: Getty Images)
Manchester United have resurrected their interest in Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez and are preparing a late £40million deadline bid to sign the 32-year-old before Monday’s 7pm transfer cut off.
The Argentina international has re-emerged as a target for Ruben Amorim despite earlier doubts about his wages and temperament, reports Mailsport.
And, according to European transfer specialist Fabrizio Romano, United made a fresh approach to Villa and Martinez’s representatives over the weekend.
He further states that talks over Royal Antwerp’s Senne Lammens remain ongoing, but Old Trafford chiefs want cover in case the £20m move for the Belgian falls apart with less than 48 hours of the window remaining.
Martinez, a World Cup winner with Argentina in 2022, has been one of Villa’s most influential figures under Unai Emery.
However, Villa are under pressure to ease Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) concerns and are open to cashing in if the price is right.
United manager Ruben Amorim is said to have lost faith in Andre Onana, who cost £43m in 2023, while Altay Bayindir has also struggled.
Bayindir has started in all three of United’s Premier League games so far this season, including Saturday’s 3-2 win over Burnley.
Onana played 50 times last season but his only appearance in the current campaign came in shock Carabao Cup defeat at League Two Grimsby Town.
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