"When Aston Villa's public address announcer reads out the teams at home games, Emiliano Martinez is introduced as the world's number one. Villa herald Martinez as the World Cup winner he is. Twice he has won the Yashin Trophy, which is awarded to the world's best goalkeeper. But since his failure to land a move to Manchester United at the end of the summer transfer window, the Argentina international has faced more scrutiny."
"Villa were open to letting him leave, looking at Brentford's Mark Flekken among others, but then Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim lost the battle to bring him to Old Trafford. United's data suggested Senne Lammens was going to be one of Europe's best, that although he was not good as Martinez now, signing the Belgian made more sense, financially and for the future."
Emiliano Martinez is celebrated at Aston Villa as a World Cup winner and two-time Yashin Trophy recipient, yet his recent performances have drawn criticism. Villa sit third in the Premier League and reach the Europa League last 16, but crucial goalkeeping errors have cost points during their title challenge. Martinez made his 200th Premier League appearance for Villa and has 59 clean sheets since joining for £17m in 2020. Interest from Manchester United collapsed late in the summer, with United choosing Senne Lammens for financial and long-term reasons, after which Martinez was omitted for a 3-0 home loss to Crystal Palace.
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