Man Utd reach agreement with extremely important star

(Dan Tri) - Man Utd have reached a personal agreement with Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez. This is considered a very important contract, solving the Red Devils' painful goalkeeper problem.

In the early stages of the season, Man Utd had to urgently look for a goalkeeper after Altay Bayindir's unconvincing performance in the Premier League and Andre Onana's disastrous performance in the Carabao Cup defeat to Grimsby.

Andre Onana and Altay Bayindir made repeated mistakes in the early stages of the season (Photo: Getty).

The continuous mistakes of goalkeepers Andre Onana and Altay Bayindir have left Man Utd with no choice but to recruit a new goalkeeper.

According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Man Utd are getting closer to signing goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez from Aston Villa. Notably, the Argentine goalkeeper was surprisingly absent from Aston Villa's match list for the match against Crystal Palace last night.

Martinez had hinted at a move away from Aston Villa after last season, but a new destination has yet to materialise. Despite having four years left on his contract with Aston Villa, the 2022 World Cup winner is said to be “very keen” on joining Old Trafford. ESPN previously reported that Martinez had tried to push for a move, but United only made a loan offer and Villa rejected it.

Man Utd's board will immediately negotiate a transfer fee with Aston Villa on the last day of the transfer market (September 1). Not only Martinez, Man Utd also has its eyes on Antwerp's Senne Lammens.

Man Utd reached a personal agreement with Emiliano Martinez (Photo: Getty).

The Belgian started the first four games of the season but was surprisingly left out of the squad recently amid transfer speculation. However, Aston Villa have also entered the race, seeing the 22-year-old as a potential replacement for Martinez, who has moved to Man Utd.

Meanwhile, former Manchester United and Aston Villa legend Dwight Yorke believes Martinez is the ideal choice for Old Trafford. He said: “Emi Martinez is a strong-minded, experienced goalkeeper, a World Cup winner and one of the best in the world when it comes to penalties.

I believed he would definitely go to Man Utd and it is a pity that the deal did not go through. Although staying at Aston Villa was a reasonable decision for Martinez, it would be more ideal if the goalkeeper went to Man Utd."

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