{"id":184838,"date":"2025-06-14T22:31:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T22:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/184838\/"},"modified":"2025-06-14T22:31:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T22:31:14","slug":"emiliano-martinez-responds-to-man-utd-transfer-approach-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/184838\/","title":{"rendered":"Emiliano Martinez responds to Man Utd transfer approach | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SEI_224229020-5b74.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23414730\" alt=\"BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 02: Emiliano Martinez of Aston Villa gestures following the team's victory during the UEFA Champions League 2024\/25 League Phase MD2 match between Aston Villa FC and FC Bayern M??nchen at Villa Park on October 02, 2024 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Michael Steele\/Getty Images)\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tEmiliano Martinez has been approached by Manchester United (Getty)<\/p>\n<p><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/manchester-united-fc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester United<\/a> have begun talks to sign <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/emiliano-martinez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emiliano Martinez<\/a> and the <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/aston-villa-fc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aston Villa<\/a> goalkeeper has indicated that he is keen on a move to <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/old-trafford-stadium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Old Trafford<\/a>, according to reports in Argentina.<\/p>\n<p>United are believed to be in the market for a new goalkeeper in the summer transfer window <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/01\/19\/ruben-amorim-calls-andre-onana-blunder-man-utd-defeat-brighton-22391724\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">after Andre Onana made several high-profile errors this season<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Onana, <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/07\/20\/man-utd-confirm-signing-of-andre-onana-in-47m-deal-from-inter-19136845\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">who United signed in a \u00a347 million deal from Inter two years ago<\/a>, has also refused to rule out the possibility of leaving Old Trafford during an interview in Burkina Faso on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if he will be staying at United, Onana replied with a smile: \u2018Will I leave? I don\u2019t know, we will see.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Martinez, meanwhile, has just finished his fifth season with Villa after he joined in a \u00a320m deal from\u00a0<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/arsenal-fc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arsenal<\/a>\u00a0in September 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tGet personalised updates on Manchester United every day\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Wake up to find news on your club in your inbox every morning with Metro\u2019s Football Newsletter. <\/p>\n<p><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/newsletters\/football-newsletter\/?ito=football-article&amp;signup-source=football-article-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up to our newsletter<\/a> and then select your team in the link so we can send you football news tailored to you. <\/p>\n<p><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/05\/17\/emiliano-martinez-three-offers-leave-aston-villa-want-21m-arsenal-target-23102931\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The World Cup winner appeared to wave farewell to supporters in his final game at Villa Park last month<\/a> and had tears in his eyes during his lap around the pitch with his teammates.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2210772692.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22929534\" alt=\"Manchester United v Olympique Lyonnais - UEFA Europa League 2024\/25 Quarter Final Second Leg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tAndre Onana has refused to rule out leaving Manchester United this summer (Getty)<\/p>\n<p>Martinez has already received interest from the Saudi Pro League, however, it\u2019s understood that the 32-year-old wants to remain in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ESPNArgentina\/status\/1933718960731484533\">ESPN Argentina<\/a>, United have now opened talks with Martinez and the goalkeeper is open to joining Ruben Amorim\u2019s side this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to ESPN Argentina, journalist Leo Paradizo said: \u2018Talks have already begun, contacts so that Martinez can join Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Of all the possibilities that he has in his immediate future, Manchester United is the one that excites him the most.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The clubs are going to take their time, but yes, I can confirm that the contact between Manchester United and Martinez have already started.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/viktor-gyokeres\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Viktor Gyokeres<\/a>\u00a0has turned down a move to\u00a0<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/manchester-united-fc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United<\/a>\u00a0with the Sporting CP striker privately making it clear that\u00a0<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/arsenal-fc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arsenal<\/a> are his first-choice destination.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/06\/11\/arsenal-hold-meeting-viktor-gyokeres-agent-striker-makes-man-utd-transfer-call-23390267\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arsenal\u2019s sporting director, Andrea Berta, met with his Sporting counterpartto discuss a deal<\/a>\u00a0this week but an initial approach worth an \u20ac55m (\u00a346.8m) plus a further \u20ac10m (\u00a38.5m) in add-ons was turned down by the Portuguese club.<\/p>\n<p>United, <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/06\/04\/liam-delap-reveals-chosen-join-chelsea-snubbing-man-utd-23332739\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">who were also rejected by Liam Delap earlier this month<\/a>, could now follow up their initial interest in Napoli\u2019s Victor Osimhen <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/06\/12\/manchester-united-begin-talks-sign-84m-chelsea-target-23400039\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">or Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this,\u00a0<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/sport\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/sport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">check our sport page<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sportmetro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metro_Sport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/metrosportuk\/\" target=\"_blank\" 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