Post: Only Manchester United team offers Martin in the summer window. Emery refused to let the latter play in the last round of Premier League

September 2, The Post wrote an article about the inside story of Villa goalkeeper Martin's transfer missed to join Manchester United in the summer window. The article disclosed that Villa only received a offer from Manchester United to Martin, and Martin missed the last round of the Premier League because of Emery's decision.

British media said that in Villa, players have even learned to turn a deaf ear to external noise. Although Martinez just signed a new contract in August 2024, Villa's lineup has become so accustomed to rumors that he will leave that they are starting to ignore the news directly. Martinez's camp often speaks out, and speculations appear about the giants' interest in him in every transfer window.

Unfortunately for Villa, however, the Argentinian cast a shadow on the club's summer planning since Martinez said tearfully after Villa's 2-0 victory over Tottenham last May.

Martin wants to leave this summer, and Villa is willing to sell him, but he has not received any official offer except a loan offer from Manchester United last month. With no transfer fee income and Martin still on the salary list, his departure should have been favorable to all parties, but at some point on August 31, it seemed that he would eventually join Manchester United, and that was the moment when the contradiction broke out.

It is understood that the decision to exclude Martinez from the roster came from head coach Emery, not the goalkeeper himself refused to play. Martin was ready to play against Crystal Palace, but was told over the weekend that he would not be involved in the game. Emery insists he will only consider players who are completely focused on the current mission. Once he believes that Martinez's mind is already elsewhere, he will let others take his place.

Despite mutual respect, the relationship between Martinez and Emery was not smooth sailing. It is understood that when Martinez returned to Villa as the world champion in early 2023, he did not think he received the same support as Argentine teammate McAllister. McAllister, who played for Brighton at the time, was welcomed by the club staff as heroes when he returned to the team after the Qatar World Cup.

It is reported that some of Villa's senior executives were somewhat shocked by Martinez's antics after the World Cup final, when he made an obscene gesture after being awarded the Golden Gloves Award and mocked French striker Mbappe.

It is believed that when he returned from the Middle East, the club had communicated with the players on the matter. Subsequently, in the game 2-4 at home to Arsenal in February 2023, Emery was extremely disappointed with Martinez's performance. The goalkeeper rushed to the frontcourt to participate in the corner when Villa chased the tie, but Arsenal seized the opportunity to counterattack and scored a goal that locked the victory.

Martinez had talks with representatives of the company of superbroker Mendes. Since Martinez was not keen on transfer to the Saudi professional league at the time, there were rumors that he might transfer to Atletico Madrid, which has many Argentine players, and Oblak could travel to Saudi Arabia. But like Martinez, Oblak doesn't like the Saudi league either. Despite Martinez's efforts to promote it, the outside world is not very interested.

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