Emiliano Martinez has already suggested that a move could be on the cards this summer, with Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester United all eager to further bolster their options between the sticks. The 30-year-old goalkeeper has been briefly linked with an exit from Villa Park lately despite having four years left on his deal. After winning the World Cup with Argentina, Martinez admitted that leaving Villa would be the ‘easy’ option. But, instead, he confirmed that his next career goal was to win a trophy with the Villans.
Emi Martinez said: “I want to achieve something that no one achieves, or it’s been hard to achieve. And obviously, people were saying, after the Copa America after the World Cup, Emi is going to go and play Champions League and he’s going to leave. And I’m thinking, yeah, that’s the easiest part. You know that that’s easy leaving now in January going to a club playing the Champions League and all that. It seems everything easy. Actually, it was a real challenge for me. Winning a World Cup for Argentina after 36 years. Yes. Beating the champions of America after 28 years in the Maracana. Yeah, that was a challenge. Winning the Finalissima against the champions of Europe was a challenge. And now we need something for Aston Villa after 30 years? I don’t know how long it was. 40 years? That’s a challenge. You know, that’s a challenge. And that’s something I’m made for – for challenges, for not always having the easy way out. And we’ve got one of the best managers for winning things in Europe. So I’m up for the challenge.”
