Chelsea Acquire Villa Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez Amid Villa's Interest in Jackson
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Chelsea have completed the signing of Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez. The 33-year-old, who has been agitating to leave Villa for the last two summers, has finally got his wish as he has moved for £7.5m, signing a three-year contract at Stamford Bridge. Martínez, who won the 2022 World Cup with Argentina and twice secured the Yashin Trophy for the best goalkeeper, is set to displace Robert Sánchez as Chelsea’s No 1 goalkeeper.
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BBC SportPublished Chelsea have signed Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez from Aston Villa for £7.5m - the eighth deal between the two clubs in the past four years.
Sky SportsSunday 30 August 2026 09:20, UK Chelsea have signed Emi Martinez from Aston Villa.
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"I'm delighted to be at this football club," Martinez said. "Coming to Chelsea, for me and my family, was an easy decision to make and I'm just over the moon - I can't wait to get started.
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The Guardian Sport“I’m delighted to be at this football club,” Martinez told their official website. “Coming to Chelsea, for me and my family, was an easy decision to make and I’m just over the moon – I can’t wait to get started. I want to be successful here. I’m someone who wants to win at everything I do and I want to bring that here to this football club because it’s a football club that wins titles, so I think it’s a good match.
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Villa, for instance, could point to their long-held interest in Jackson, who previously worked with head coach Unai Emery at Villarreal.
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The Guardian SportThe striker, who spent last season on loan at Bayern Munich, will reunite with Unai Emery, who coached him at Villarreal. “He’s been very important to me since the beginning,” Jackson said of Emery. “I’m very happy to be here and working for him again.”
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01 BBC Sport Former Arsenal goalkeeper Martinez joined Villa in 2020 and made 256 appearances, helping the club win the Europa League last season.
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02 The Guardian Sport Martinez became the latest high-profile player to leave Villa, following Ezri Konsa, Morgan Rogers, Youri Tielemans and Lucas Digne out of Villa Park, with Ollie Watkins also set to make an exit. The Argentinian joined Villa in 2020 and was a key player in their rise to the top table of English football, culminating in last season’s Europa League success. He had tried to leave last summer but a move never materialised and another exit attempt fell through earlier this month when a deal with Juventus collapsed.
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