Manchester United want to sign another goalkeeper, with Emiliano Martinez and Senne Lammens two options they are credited with an interest in signing this summer
Andre Onana arriving at Old Trafford
Andre Onana faces an uncertain next few days(Image: Manchester United via Getty Imag)
Manchester United are said to have never been in an advanced situation to sign Senne Lammens during this summer transfer window.
Talks continue as United push to sign the goalkeeper before the deadline. There is no agreement on personal terms as of yet, but there is hope that a breakthrough remains possible, with Royal Antwerp keen to cash in.
Lammens has not played over the last two weekends after being left out of their matchday squads to prevent injury. Emiliano Martinez is admired and could be a potential alternative, with reports emerging on Sunday that the club have agreed personal terms with the World Cup winner. The Aston Villa goalkeeper currently earns weekly wages of £200,000, but unlike current first-choice goalkeeper Andre Onana he would not miss a period of the current season during the Africa Cup of Nations.
The Athletic football correspondent, David Ornstein, discussed the goalkeeper situation during Sunday Supplement on Sky Sports News. "It's definitely an area that Manchester United are looking at, whether it's addressed now or ends up happening subsequently in January or next summer," he said.
"They've clearly got a bit of an issue in terms of whether there's a market for Andre Onana; it doesn't seem to be the case at the moment; you never know before the deadline. Maybe more plausible, you can move on Altay Bayindir there, but he's playing at the moment.
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"It's plausible that more than one comes in, but that would give them an excess of goalkeepers. Then, they really have the issue of the Africa Cup of Nations on the horizon, and they want to upgrade in that area, that's long been understood.
"Senne Lammens of Royal Antwerp is a player they've looked at and have an interest in. I don't think the situation has ever been as advanced as some have suggested, but let's see what develops on that front.
"And then, of course, there are continued reports around Emi Martinez, for whom they made a loan inquiry earlier in the window; it didn't develop then; let's see if it does now. The suggestion from Villa until this point has been that they expect Emi Martinez to stay, despite what we saw from him at the end of last season in that very emotional scene on the pitch that looked like a departure was coming."
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