After Aston Villa’s victory over Tottenham, the world champion goalkeeper left the stadium visibly excited. His next destination would be in Saudi Arabia.
Emiliano “ar “Martínez He was one of the great protagonists in the victory of Aston Villa in view of Tottenham 2-0 in the Premier Leaguebut what caught the attention was his reaction once the game was finished, since visibly excited, The Marplatense goalkeeper stayed a few moments in the field, greeted the gallery and seemed to contain tearsin a gesture that fed the growing rumors about its possible departure from the club.
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The world champion with the Argentine National Team has a contract with the “villains” until 2029, but according to the British newspaper The Telegraph, he is willing to listen to offers in the next European passes market.


For now, The only concrete proposal that came to the Argentine would be a millionaire offer of the Saudi Arabia Leaguewhere he could meet his partner Leon Bailey, also signed by Saudi teams.
The Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano reinforced this version when writing on his networks: “Draw Martínez, excited, since this could be his last appearance in Aston Villa. He is not still sure, but it is a possibility for the summer signing market. I understand that the clubs of the Saudi Pro League have contacted Martínez in recent weeks.”
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With this, Aston Villa has already begun to look for a replacement and the main point is the Ukrainian Andriy Lunin, current Real Madrid substitute goalkeeper. This was due to the fact that it could be free to negotiate and the English team would be willing to disburse a figure close to 20 million euros, as indicated by the Transfermarkt portal.
Although nothing is said, the gestures of the “DER” on the court and the movement of the club in the market seem to indicate that the Argentine cycle in Aston Villa is coming to an end.
His future could be far from the Premier League, and although Saudi Arabia appears as the most likely destiny, it is still waiting in case another European giant enters the fight for the winning goalkeeper of the 2022 World Cup.
Source: Ambito

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