Manchester United's recruitment of Emiliano Martinez is in full swing.
Reporter Gaston Edul wrote on his SNS on the 15th (Korea time) that `Manchester United is moving specifically for Martinez. Negotiations are already underway with Aston Villa.
Manchester United, which received its worst report card last season, is seeking a major change this summer. He got off to a good start, bringing in Wolverhampton ace Matheus Cunha, but has been sluggish since. Brian Mbommo, who is said to be close to signing, is struggling to negotiate. Vitor Jockeres, who has been eyeing for a long time, is likely to go to Arsenal.
In the meantime, an unexpected opportunity came. It was news that Martinez strongly wanted to move to Manchester United. Give Me Sports exclusively reported that Martinez made his own counter-proposal to Manchester United to leave Aston Villa.
Martinez is one of the best goalkeepers in the world. Martinez, who was from Arsenal Youth and was on loan with Oxford, Sheffield Wednesday, Wolverhampton, Getafe and Reading, showed good performance at Arsenal in the 2019-2020 season and succeeded in rebounding. After moving to Aston Villa in September 2022, he was a leading player in the team's success and rose to the top goalkeeper ranks.
In particular, his performance in the Argentine national team was remarkable. Martinez, who made his debut at the late age of 29, made a great contribution to Argentina's third consecutive major championship, including the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. He was named the best goalkeeper at both the World Cup and Copa America, and won the Trope Yasin, FIFA Goalkeeper of the Year, and FIFA The Best 11. Martinez, who boasts animal reflexes, is especially good at penalties. Another strength is that he is strong in big games.
At the end of last season, talks began to emerge that Martinez could leave Aston Villa. Aston Villa has planned to release high-paid workers, with potential violations of profitability and sustainability regulations. In particular, Martinez applauded his fans and shed tears after 37 rounds against Tottenham last month, accelerating the rumor of his release.
In this situation, it is connected to Manchester United. Giveme Sports wants a new challenge. Despite United's failure to qualify for the European Champions League, Martinez is ready to take Manchester United's offer. For Manchester United, Martinez's counter-proposal is eye-opening news. Manchester United played as Andre Onana's main goalkeeper last season, but it fell short of expectations. Nemanja Matic, a former Manchester United midfielder, even dissed "Onana is the worst goalkeeper in Manchester United's history". His ability to defend himself was poor, and the build-up he expected was not good. Manchester United were considering signing a new goalkeeper, but things went strangely with Martinez showing interest first. Onana was out for eight weeks due to injury.
Martinez is serious about the trend. "Martinez is best friends with Manchester United's Argentine defender Lisandro Martinez," The Sun quoted a source as saying. He has already turned down some offers to join Manchester United." The same goes for Amorim. The source said "Amarim has been highly appreciative of Martinez. He also tried to sign Martinez from Sporting in 2020. Manager Amorim wants to fill the squad with a leader, and Martinez is perfectly happy with this."
The question is ransom. Aston Villa said they would never send Martinez at a bargain price. Given that AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Meanyan has been priced at around £25 million, Martinez, who still has a long contract period, could earn much more. Give Me Sports estimates it to be £40 million, which is certainly a burden for Manchester United, which also has to bring Mboumo and strikers. First of all, Manchester United enters the bid to recruit Martinez, and the situation seems to fluctuate again.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
