‘Man United to step up Emi Martinez pursuit after Andre Onana reveal’
Manchester United will increase their interest in Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez after details were revealed around Andre Onana’s future.
Onana hasn’t fully convinced in-between the sticks at Old Trafford, with the goalkeeper behind some high profile mistakes.
The Cameroon international joined the club in 2023 as a replacement for David de Gea and was seen as a potentially inspired signing for his displays at Inter Milan.
The 29-year-old though was dropped at times last season for his unconvincing displays, and manager Ruben Amorim now wants to replace the goalkeeper.
Monaco deal could land new number one
As exclusively revealed by Football Insider United are prepared to accept a cut-price offer for Onana, with French club Monaco interested in the goalkeeper.
Football Insider also revealed that United were well-placed to sign Martinez, but any deal for the Argentine could only be done if Onana is sold.
Amorim is already struggling to sell players to be able to fund a squad rebuild, with Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Alejandro Garnacho all on the transfer list.
That is a blow to his transfer budget and Amorim needs to urgently find suitors interested in players that won’t play for the club again.
Martinez would be upgrade on Onana
Martinez has enjoyed a revival at Aston Villa after years of limited opportunities at Arsenal and constant loan spells.
The 32-year-old has established himself as one of the best goalkeepers in the world, receiving prestigious honours like The Best FIFA Goalkeeping award on two occasions.
| Appearances | 212 |
| Clean sheets | 70 |
| Goals conceded | 256 |
Martinez is a physically imposing shot stopper, and strong from set-pieces to comfortably claim the ball in his penalty area, whilst that is one of Onana’s biggest weaknesses.
Onana was signed to be able to help United play out from the back, but his risky passes has heaped more pressure on United at times.
Amorim would be getting a commanding presence on the pitch and in the dressing room.
Having sourced attacking options for next season, Amorim needs to tighten up a defence which was too easy to play against at times next season.
Martinez would only be a short-term solution, but he could be a key part of United climbing the table next season.