Overview

• Manchester United signed Royal Antwerp goalkeeper Senne Lammens on deadline day instead and made no late approach for Martinez after a rejected loan earlier in the summer.
• Unai Emery left Martinez out of the Crystal Palace match because he felt the goalkeeper was not in the right frame of mind to play.
• Martinez’s brother and father say there was no rift with Emery, characterizing the collapsed move as a commercial dispute handled by club directors.
• The Athletic, via Football365, reports Villa plan to reintegrate Martinez after the international break, with his immediate involvement dependent on how he responds upon return.
• While on Argentina duty, Martinez kept a clean sheet in a 3–0 win over Venezuela and told BirminghamLive he is staying at Villa, with the outlet also reporting he has no desire to move to Turkey or Saudi Arabia.