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Aston Villa person already rejected 1 Manchester United effort to motion goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez
Manchester United reporter
Manchester United are considering making a move for Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez earlier Monday's transportation deadline.
United person been looking to reside their goalkeeping issues and person been negotiating pinch Royal Antwerp astir their highly rated 23-year-old Belgian Senne Lammens.
Lammens is keen to subordinate United and has been near retired of Antwerp's past 2 games. It is known nan Belgian Pro League nine request to make a sizeable waste truthful they tin meet an outer indebtedness they person antecedently taken out.
However, he lacks high-level experience, while Martinez is simply a World Cup victor pinch Argentina and a two-time Fifa goalkeeper of nan twelvemonth pinch 197 Premier League appearances nether his belt.
After Saturday's 3-2 triumph complete Burnley, United caput coach Ruben Amorim admitted: "I deliberation it is difficult to beryllium a Manchester United goalkeeper successful this moment."
Current keepers Altay Bayindir and Andre Onana person each made mistakes already this season. Bayindir's latest blunder would person costs United triumph against Burnley had it not been for Bruno Fernandes' injury-time penalty.
Turkish broadside Galatasaray are willing successful Lammens but could besides move for Bayindir aliases Onana, should United determine nan Belgium younker world is their preferred option.
It is being stressed by United sources they will only motion 1 goalkeeper astatine astir earlier nan model closes astatine 19:00 BST connected Monday.
They did inquire astir taking 32-year-old Martinez connected indebtedness astatine nan commencement of nan summertime but Villa told them they were not interested.
Martinez appeared to opportunity farewell to nan club's supporters astatine nan extremity of past play but he featured successful past week's conclusion astatine Brentford.