Aston Villa appear annoyed over claims from Argentina insisting that Emiliano Martínez will leave in the summer window. These claims immediately surfaced after the goalkeeper waved goodbye to fans at Villa Park last Friday.
The Villans, via Marca, made it clear they haven’t been approached or received offers for the 32-year-old. On Tuesday, Olé reported the stopper is very likely to leave Aston Villa if they fail to qualify for the Champions League.
Unai Emery’s side are sixth, level on points with fourth and fifth placed Newcastle United and Chelsea respectively, and two behind third placed Manchester City.
Faced with the possibility of losing the Argentina international, the Premier League club are looking for a new goalkeeper. Journalist Sacha Tavolieri took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to report about their interest in Lille’s Lucas Chevalier.
Aston Villa have identified the 23-year-old as the ‘ideal replacement’ if Martínez were to move elsewhere. Tavolieri claims they have approached the Frenchman, but it’s unclear if he’s open to a move.
Chevalier’s potential arrival is linked to the former Arsenal man’s exit. The Lille player has revealed his dream is to play in the Premier League and Aston Villa could fulfil it.
