Лондонгийн Челси 7.5 сая фунт стерлингийн гэрээгээр Аргентины шигшээ багийн хаалгачийг бүрэлдэхүүндээ нэмж байна.
Челси болон Астон Вилла клубүүд 33 настай хаалгач Эмилиано Мартинесийг шилжүүлэн авахаар 7.5 сая фунт стерлингийн үнийн дүн дээр тохиролцоонд хүрлээ. Тоглогч Стэмфорд Бриж цэнгэлдэхэд хоёр жилийн гэрээ байгуулах бөгөөд нэмэлтээр нэг жил сунгах боломжтой нөхцөлтэйгөөр ирэхээр болжээ. Энэхүү шилжилт нь Фулхэмийн эсрэг тоглолтод Челсигийн үндсэн хаалгач Роберт Санчезийн гаргасан алдаануудын дараа хийгдэж буй хаалгачийн байрлалыг бэхжүүлэх алхам юм.
Мартинес 2020 оны есдүгээр сард Арсеналаас Астон Виллад ирснээс хойш нийт 256 тоглолтод оролцсон туршлагатай. Өнгөрсөн улиралд тэрээр Унай Эмеригийн удирдлага дор багтайгаа Аваргуудын лигийн эрхээ авч, Европын лигт түрүүлсэн амжилтыг үзүүлсэн билээ. Астон Вилла түүнийг орлуулахаар Пармагаас Зион Сузукиг эгнээндээ нэгтгэсэн бөгөөд Мартинес сүүлийн нэг долоо хоногийн турш багийн бэлтгэлээс тусдаа ганцаарчилсан бэлтгэл хийж байв.
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Chelsea have agreed a deal to sign Aston Villa’s Emiliano Martinez.
The two sides have agreed a fee worth £7.5million for the goalkeeper, who is set to sign a two-year contract at Stamford Bridge with the option to extend his deal by an additional 12 months.
The Athletic reported on Wednesday (August 26) that the 33-year-old Argentina international had been offered to the west London club by his representatives.
That followed a pair of mistakes from current Chelsea No 1 Robert Sanchez in the season-opening victory against Fulham at Craven Cottage, errors that prompted manager Xabi Alonso to field questions over whether he would consider a change of goalkeeper.
Sanchez has been Chelsea’s starting goalkeeper for the majority of his time at the club since signing from Brighton & Hove Albion in 2023, making 112 appearances in total.
Mike Penders, the 21-year-old Belgian goalkeeper, served as Sanchez’s back-up for the Fulham game and is highly thought of at Stamford Bridge after an impressive loan spell at Strasbourg last season.
Martinez’s future at Villa Park has been the subject of speculation ever since a proposed move to Juventus broke down earlier in August.
Villa acted quickly by signing Zion Suzuki from Parma to be their new No 1 with Martinez training alone ever since.
Martinez has made 256 appearances for Villa since joining from Arsenal in September 2020 and was a key figure last term as Unai Emery’s side finished fourth to secure Champions League football and won the Europa League.
How did Villa get here with Martinez?
Analysis from Aston Villa correspondent Jacob Tanswell
This has been the long goodbye for Martinez. Having made clear last summer he wished to leave, notably waiting for a call from Manchester United on deadline day that did not arrive, Martinez’s exit has felt like a case of when, not if.
The 33-year-old repaired bridges with Villa during the season, culminating in another Champions League qualification and, most gloriously, a Europa League trophy. That win against Freiburg, which ended with Martinez hoisting Unai Emery on his shoulders, is likely to prove his last Villa appearance.
Martinez won the Europa League with Villa last season (Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
Villa headed into the summer making clear that they wished to keep the Argentina international. Emery still believed he was the best goalkeeper in the world and Villa told representatives of other goalkeeping targets that they felt he would stay.
However, with Martinez pushing to leave again and flirting with Juventus, Villa decided to grant him his wish and brought in Zion Suzuki from Parma as his replacement.
The only hitch was that the move to Juventus broke down, leaving Suzuki and Martinez in the same squad. Martinez has been training on his own for the past week as his representatives and Villa have looked for a move elsewhere.
Why would Chelsea consider him?
Analysis by Chelsea correspondent Liam Twomey
The message coming out of Stamford Bridge all summer has been that Chelsea are happy with their goalkeeping options, but Sanchez’s errors against Fulham have reignited the debate about whether this team can achieve their objectives with the Spaniard as their No 1.
Chelsea have huge belief in the potential of Mike Penders, who joined the first-team squad after a positive stint on loan at Strasbourg last season. But he is 21 and has had just two full seasons of professional football, so it is natural for there to be some wariness about throwing him in to the pressurised environment of Premier League action too quickly.
It is important that any immediate upgrade on Sanchez does not block Penders’ long-term pathway. At 33, Martinez could tick those boxes as well as adding vast experience, winning pedigree and another big personality to Alonso’s youthful squad.
This move could make sense for all parties.
