Pushed towards the release by Aston Villa this summer, Emiliano Martínez fed for several weeks the hope of being able to join Manchester United, who had identified him as plan B in the event of failure in the Senne Lammens file. Finally, the Red Devils got their hands on the Belgian goalkeeper on the last day of the transfer window, which led to the permanence of the Argentinian in the workforce of the Villans. Before the last qualification matches for the 2026 World Cup, Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni spoke of the situation of Emiliano Martínez.
“I saw Emiliano in shape. Yesterday he was happy for his birthday. Obviously, he had to feed the hope of playing Manchester United. But he is positive and already thinks of us, as well as his return to his club. ” While the 2022 world champion also refused to join the Turkish Galatasaray club, he could well stay in Aston Villa this season, despite the loss of his number 1 status.
