Senne Lammens Arrival To MU, Get Rid Of Martinez And Become A Fan Joke

New goalkeeper Manchester United Senne Lammens. (X/@ManUtd)

JAKARTA - The arrival of young goalkeeper Senne Lammens to Manchester United has made a scene. Lammens eliminated Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez who was the target manager of Ruben Amorim. The goalkeeper, who was recruited from Royalikarp, is also the subject of a joke by supporters.

MU chose the 23-year-old Lammens to compete with goalkeepers Andre Onana and the Bayindir Altay. A difficult choice for MU because Martinez is clearly more capable.

At the age of 32, the Argentina national team goalkeeper is certainly very experienced. Moreover, Martinez spent half of his career in the English Premier League.

Amorima pun sudah melakukan pembicaraan secara personal dengan Martinez. Dari pertemuan itu, Amorim memberi sinyal untuk membawa Martinez ke Old Trafford.

On the other hand, the former Arsenal goalkeeper really hopes to join MU. He often communicates with his compatriot, Leandro Martinez, who is the mainstay of the Red Devils line. Only Martinez is more often injured.

But the desire to bring Martinez did not get approval from the club. MU actually wanted to borrow the goalkeeper who brought Argentina to win the 2022 World Cup first before giving a permanent contract.

It's just that the loan offer was rejected by Villa who more wanted MU to buy Martinez for 30 million pounds. Requests that cannot be met because MU has spent a lot of funds to buy Matheus Cunha et al.

In addition, Martinez's high salary will be a hassle for the club's finances. Even the goalkeeper's salary is higher than Onana's. Not to mention Martinez's 32 age.

On that basis, the club decided to recruit Lammens who were definitely younger and had prospects even though he failed to join the Belgian national team.

The price of Lammens is even cheaper, which is 18 million pounds. No wonder the process of moving is smooth.

He immediately got a long contract for the next five years. This means that the goalkeeper's contract, which chose the number 31 jersey, will only end in 2030. Lammens himself said he was happy and proud to be joining MU.

"This is my dream come true. When I was five years old, United were at the peak of glory. For me how great Manchester United was. When I heard they were attracted to me, this reminded me of my dream when I was a child," Lammens told the club's website.

"I still remember when Manchester United won the Champions League and Premier League champions England. Now, I have the opportunity to bring this team back to compete to win the league title and return to play in the Champions League. This is my target," he said.

Lammens admits that it is not difficult to accept offers from his idol club when he was a child. Moreover, MU is indeed one of the largest clubs in the world.

"Manchester United merupakan salah satu klub terbesar di dunia dan bermain di Premier League yang merupakan kompetisi terbesar. Di Yesterday, ada beberapa pemain yang pernah bermain di Inggris. Saat saya berbicara soa Manchester United, wajah mereka langsung berubah semangat," ucapnya.

Third Goalkeeper Or First Choice MU

At MU, Lammens could be the third goalkeeper or even be the first choice of ambition. By having two goalkeepers who are often blundering and careless, Lammens will be the best alternative to stand under the bar.

From the first four matches in various competitions, Onana and Bayindir have made mistakes. In the Carabao Cup match against fourth division club Grimsby Town, Onana made two goals.

During the penalty shootout, Onana only once thwarted the opponent's execution. It almost came in if it didn't hit the crossbar so that MU lost 12-11.

What about Bayindir? This Turkish goalkeeper even blundered when he lost 1-0 against Arsenal at home and then in the match against Burnley. Luckily, MU was able to win 3-2 through Bruno Fernandes' last-second penalty.

However, Lammens has become a fan joke. When he signed the contract, he was accompanied by his agent whose face looked like Erik ten Hag, the former Manchester United manager who was dismissed and then replaced by Amorim.

"The agency looks like Erik ten Hag. God help, not him again [with a laughing emoji]," said the fan upload.

While others wrote, "How can the agent's face look like Erik ten Hag?"

"A few seconds, I thought he was Erik ten Hag."

Ten Hag actually led MU to the Carabao Cup and FA Cup before being sacked in October 2024.

After being unemployed, he became Bayer Leverkusen coach. But only the Bundesliga's first three games, he has been sacked.