Emiliano Martinez has been Aston Villa's reliable goalkeeper for many years. Whenever captain McGinn is absent, Martinez will take over as captain.

However, in last night's match against Maccabi Tel-Aviv, McGinn did not play, but the one who led the team onto the Villa Park pitch was center-back Ezri Konsa, not Emiliano Martinez as usual.

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Emi Martinez's transfer to MU fell through in the summer - Photo: F365

British media said this was a response to the Argentine goalkeeper's request to move to MU last summer.

Emi Martinez himself is determined to join the Red Devils and the two clubs also negotiated until the end of the summer transfer window.

But in the end, no move happened. The 2022 World Cup winner remained at Villa Park, as MU only wanted to loan him for a short term, not spending 30 million pounds to buy him outright.

At the end of the summer transfer window, coach Amorim still decided to push Andre Onana to Türkiye. However, the name brought in to replace him was Senne Lammens, not Emiliano Martinez.

After the Europa League victory last week, coach Unai Emery said : "The first captain is John McGinn. Previously, when the Scottish midfielder was absent, Emi Martinez would wear the captain's armband.

But now, after speaking with the Argentine goalkeeper, I want a change. Konsa will be the first vice-captain. Next is Tyrone Mings and Ollie Watkins ."

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/thu-mon-emi-martinez-bi-giang-chuc-sau-vu-sang-mu-do-be-2460148.html