Emiliano Martínez was repeatedly linked with a move away from Aston Villa last summer.

Throughout the window, the Argentine media regularly covered his desire to leave Villa Park.

The goalkeeper had an opportunity to leave Aston Villa for Manchester United towards the deadline. The move didn’t go through and the Red Devils signed Senne Lammens from Royal Antwerp.

Last month, Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni raised concerns over the 33-year-old possibly losing his place at Aston Villa. That didn’t happen as he’s still first choice for Unai Emery this season.

Argentinos Juniors goalkeeper Sergio Romero believes Unai Emery found it impossible to overlook the World Cup winner. He spoke about Martínez during a chat with DSports.

The Villans signed Martínez from Arsenal in 2020, and he’s been the No.1 for them since then.

His displays for Aston Villa helped him make his debut for Argentina in 2021. Since then, the goalkeeper has cemented his place with the national team, winning the World Cup and Copa América.

“Dibu is an exceptional goalkeeper. When he was at Arsenal and a substitute, he told me he’d told the manager he should be the starter because he was better,” Romero said.

“I told him...