Manchester United are pursuing a goalkeeper before the transfer deadline, targeting Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez and Royal Antwerp's 23-year-old Senne Lammens. Negotiations with Antwerp are ongoing; the Belgian club needs a sizeable sale to meet an external loan and Lammens has been left out of their past two matches while reportedly keen to join United. Lammens lacks high-level experience, whereas Martinez is a World Cup winner, two-time Fifa goalkeeper of the year, and has 197 Premier League appearances. Current keepers Altay Bayindir and Andre Onana have made errors this season. United will sign at most one goalkeeper before the window closes.
Lammens is keen to join United and has been left out of Antwerp's past two games. It is known the Belgian Pro League club need to make a sizeable sale so they can meet an external loan they have previously taken out. However, he lacks high-level experience, while Martinez is a World Cup winner with Argentina and a two-time Fifa goalkeeper of the year with 197 Premier League appearances under his belt.
After Saturday's 3-2 victory over Burnley, United head coach Ruben Amorim admitted: "I think it is hard to be a Manchester United goalkeeper in this moment." Current keepers Altay Bayindir and Andre Onana have each made mistakes already this season. Bayindir's latest blunder would have cost United victory against Burnley had it not been for Bruno Fernandes' injury-time penalty. Turkish side Galatasaray are interested in Lammens but could also move for Bayindir or Onana, should United decide the Belgium youth international is their preferred option.
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