It was revealed that Manchester United wanted to sign Big Martin for 25 million and let him compete with Onana! Bayndil may defect to Solskshaer

Arab media claim that Manchester United are interested in 32-year-old Emiliano Martínez and could compete with Barcelona for his signing. Big Martin has hinted at a possible departure from Aston Villa this summer, with his transfer fee also at least £25 million.

Martin, a maverick on the pitch, moved to Villa from Arsenal in 2020. The Argentine spent eight years with the Gunners, on six loan-outs, and after arriving at Villa Park, he became a regular and won the 2022 World Cup title as Argentina's No. 1, winning the title with a single save and penalty kick in the final, and was twice named the best goalkeeper in the world.

In 2024, Big Martin signed a contract extension for Villa until 2029, but he seems ready to leave. With tears in his eyes after Villa's 2-0 win over Tottenham, he waved to the home fans to signal his possible departure for his final game at Villa Park. Interestingly, Villa's final game of the season was at Old Trafford against Manchester United.

That could be a "rehearsal" for Martin's next stop, with Argentina's DSports TV claiming that Manchester United and Barcelona are interested in bringing him in and have already sent invitations to his agent. For the Red Devils, the main goalkeeper Andre Onana has been inconsistent and has not shown a value of 50 million euros, and his status has been questioned, with manager Ruben Amorim, team-mates, fans and celebrities not satisfied with his level.

For Barcelona, the main goalkeeper Marc-André Ter Stegen has only made seven appearances this season due to a serious knee injury. The German international's reimbursement has brought former Arsenal and Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, who has already retired, back to join the team, making 30 appearances this season. However, the 35-year-old Polish veteran is only on contract until the end of this season, and Barcelona may need to bring in a new signing.

Barcelona will offer a better chance of winning the title, but if Martin wants to be the main player, he may have a better chance at Manchester United. In addition to the 29-year-old Onana's unreliability, the team's No.2 goalkeeper Altay Baindir is likely to leave the club in the summer window. The 27-year-old has made his Premier League debut in nine appearances this season, far surpassing last year's stats. Unfortunately, the Turkish international did not play well, except for the FA Cup against Arsenal, and made mistakes in the league and the League Cup.

In order to participate in next year's 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, Baindir may choose to return to the Turkish Super League to play and seek to play the main team. Turkish Super League champions Galatasaray have been rumoured to be interested in him, and Turkish media have suggested former Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Besiktas could also join the fray.

The team decided not to renew the contract of Elcin Destanoglou, so the team only had 36-year-old Melt Gunock in the team, so Solskjaer approved an attempt to bring in Baindil.

POSTA REPORTS THAT BESIKTAS HAVE MADE A €3 MILLION OFFER TO Manchester United, preferably rent-to-own, but the Red Devils want €6 million and Ten Hag spent €5 million on a transfer fee when he signed Baindier in 2023.

If they fail to qualify for the Champions League this season, Villa may need to make a massive sale by 30 June to ease concerns about breaches of the Premier League's PSR profit and sustainability rules. Last year, they sold midfielder Douglas Luiz to Juventus for 50 million euros for the same reason.

Big Martin is one of the most likely candidates to be sold by Villa, and in addition to Manchester United and Barcelona, at least one Saudi Arabian professional league side is said to have made an offer to him, and Villa fans have said goodbye to him on social media, with all parties clearly aware that his time with Villa is coming to an end.

Villa boss Unai Emery was vague about Martin's arrival: "We'll see. Of course, this is the last home game, I don't know. We're going to look at the team and the players, they're responding on the pitch and they're responding at the moment, and they're very, very focused on how to prepare and play every game."