Granted, a lot can happen nowadays in the modern game. Seeing Manchester United potentially attempt to secure Aston Villa keeper Emiliano Martínez's services through a loan deal would be incredibly against the standard norm of how club activity is conducted.
Reported by the Daily Mail, United could seek to add the Argentina international on a temporary basis. The article goes on to mention that Villa are insistent that no formal offer has been received.
It is safe to assume, much like much of the summer transfer noise, that this too is exactly just that: noise. Being generous, the speculative nature in which the outlet proposes the United will solve their immediate goalkeeper situation is baffling.
Yes, United need someone for the immediate future to step in for André Onana. His less-than-two-month timetable to return, however, makes it so incredibly improbable that the club would even consider this route as an answer.
United have maintained the desire to keep Onana. For them, bringing in another starting-caliber keeper to compete against each other would amount to a waste. This assessment is correct.
To, therefore, bring in Martínez at this point only for United to be in the exact situation that they want to avoid for about 80% of the campaign is beyond silly.
Constant desire to include Aston Villa players in rumors
Once again, this is a narrative that is refusing to go away. Constantly finding a second life, there is an odd obsession with trying to lure Villa players away from B6 by any means possible.
A lot is going on, and there is the potential that one domino could see a series of big moves yet from Villa. Most likely, however, after the Newcastle match, Villa supporters will be able to once again watch 'Dibu' stand between the posts in the claret and blue.