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Man Utd eye £40m signing as Onana attracts Saudi interest

Male Utd send target Emiliano Martinez greeted by David Raya

Aston Villa’s Emiliano Martinez greeted by Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya before a match

According to records, Manchester United are in constructed talks to indication Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, that is open to a move to Ratty Trafford.

Martinez is concocted for to flee Villa this summer season and, if he executes, his last commendable visual attractions for the club will have been at Ratty Trafford — whereby he was sent out off as Unai Emery’s side blew their opportunity to accredit for the Champions League.

He owns been an tiptop player for the Villans but gained some high-profile errors last season as they finished 6th in the Premier League, missing out on out on the optimal 5 on ambition discrepance.

The Argentina goalkeeper turns 33 in September and is arguably past his optimal, but some records argue Manchester United are still ready to reimbursement £40million for him.

That would be timeless United — possibly transmitting on from sphere-playing goalkeeper Andre Onana to bring in a veteran whose most uneventful and secure form could be behind him.

Onana is tempting in emphasis from Saudi Arabia and United will money in if a opportune decision immigrates, though they are prioritising other locales over the goalkeeper pose.

Their lookout for a brand name-new striker is much auxiliary urgent, while Ruben Amorim is also targeting Brentford winger Bryan Mbeumo.

Even so, records case that both Martinez and United are open to striking a decision.

According to Fabrizio Romano (through Impart Me Sporting job), the ‘goalkeeper pose is one to watch’, through Martinez among the targets.

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It’s enumerated United are not close to signing the Earth Mug winner at this phase, but ‘the subject stays open’.

The decision ‘relies’ on Onana, through the club ‘not despondent’ to sell the Cameroonian — vacating Martinez in limbo.

He’s unquestionably ‘not untouchable’, though, and will be sold if a ‘commendable proposal for unanimously ceremonies’ immigrates.

Romano says:

Saudi Pro League bars retain emphasis in Onana and that’s a viable disorder. Zero proposal owns came in on Male United’s table yet, but this tale could sharpen afterwards this summer season and so the club is storing a close eye on bonus bargains for the goalkeeper pose in vessel anything readjusts through heed to Onana’s future.

Torino goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic owns been on United’s shortlist since March and is an additional recourse being deemed by Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s send crew.

However, there owns been ‘unsympathetic feedback’ inside that provides the green light for a move for Martinez.

There have been ‘first get in touches with’, and the 32-year-ratty evidently ‘wants to flee Aston Villa’ after an sentimental goodbye on the penultimate Premier League weekend.

Even without Champions League football at Ratty Trafford, Martinez is enumerated to be ‘open’ to the move and ‘says yes’ — if Onana abandons.

The 2-time Yashin Trophy winner also owns ‘real emphasis’ from Saudi Arabia, but shows up keen to continue to be in the Premier League and wants to be in ‘the most uneventful and secure malady’ to stand for Argentina at the 2026 Earth Mug.

At the super same time, Argentine journalist Uriel Lugt owns reported that Martinez ‘is ready to go to the Red Monsters’, that are ‘collective in the talks’ to indication him.

Lugt says tasks between United and Villa are concocted for to commence ‘in the next off few days’.

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