Emi Martinez is said to have transfer offers from Manchester United, Barcelona and Saudi Arabia as his Aston Villa future is in the spotlight
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14:42, 19 May 2025
Aston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez
Aston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez(Image: Anna Gowthorpe/Shutterstock)
There is a “concrete possibility” Emi Martinez will leave Aston Villa this summer.
That’s the view of transfer expert Fabrizio Romano as he issued an update on Martinez’s future.
Martinez has been linked with an exit from Villa this summer and the speculation has ramped up after the final home match of the season against Tottenham last Friday night.
An emotional Martinez was tearful as he left the pitch after Villa’s 2-0 win against Spurs which has sparked a theory it might have been his last match at Villa Park.
Villa boss Unai Emery didn’t dampen talk of Martinez leaving the club this summer.
When asked if Martinez and Leon Bailey, who has also been linked with an exit, could leave the club this summer, Emery said: “Now we are focused on the matches we are playing. It is the last match here.
“I don’t know. We will see. We will see about the team, the players. They are responding and are so focused on how we are preparing each match.
“We have more points to play for against Manchester United. We will see how we can get better for the next season.”
Argentine TV channel DSports report the World Cup winner “has offers” from both Manchester United and Barcelona, while Martinez has also been linked with a big-money move to Saudi Arabia.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Romano said: “Emiliano Martinez was very emotional after Aston Villa v Tottenham. He was almost crying on the pitch, in tears with his family.
“Why? Because there is a huge, concrete possibility to see Emiliano Martinez leaving Aston Villa in the summer.
“He received an important approach from Saudi. Saudi clubs want Martinez. At the moment, he's also hearing proposals from Europe, so giving priority to European clubs.
“But Martinez could be one of the players leaving Aston Villa in the summer transfer window and trying a new chapter in his career.
“Again, interest from Saudi remains at the moment, the player is giving priority to Europe, also because of the World Cup in one year.
“But Martinez really, really knows that he could say goodbye very soon to Aston Villa.”
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