2023-07-24 20:08:31
The goalkeeper is one of the pillars of Aston Villa. Photo: Archyde.com/Jason Cairnduff
Emiliano Martínez established himself as a fundamental piece of Aston Villa to qualify for next season’s UEFA Conference League and his great performances began to be a focus of attraction for the best teams in the world after being crowned world champion with the Argentine team in Qatar. So much so that in the last hours Inter Milan sent a formal offer to the British entity in a figure close to 15 million euros.
It is that the Italian club is looking for a replacement in the hierarchy to fill the position left vacant by Samir Handanovic. As the other candidate, the Cameroonian André Onana, was transferred from Napoli to Manchester United for an amount of 48 million euros, the Nerazzurro authorities rushed to try to hire Dibu, but from the United Kingdom they want an increase to carry out the operation.
The northern Italian club has the Serbian Filip Stankovic and Raffaele Di Gennaro in its squad, but the need to fight for a new Scudetto and maintain the level of competitiveness in the next Champions League provokes the desire to have an experienced goalkeeper. In addition, the negotiations with Bayern Munich for the possible incorporation of the Swiss Yann Sommer have stalled and the possibility of adding the player from Mar del Plata is growing minute by minute.
Some time ago, Emiliano Martínez himself had commented on his desire to play in the most important tournament on the Old Continent: “I won the most beautiful title there is with the National Team and now I am aiming for the most important club title. I’m still hungry, I want to win the Champions League.”
At the moment, Dibu is doing the preseason with his team in the United States, and in his last appearance he tied 3-3 with Newcastle. In this match, played at the Lincoln Financial Field stadium in the city of Philadelphia, the Argentinean Emiliano Buendía stood out with two goals.
The other option that appears on the goalkeeper’s horizon is Chelsea, which has shown off its economic power after investing more than USD 300 million in the last market. In turn, the London cast needs to fill the gap left by Mendy and the hiring of coach Mauricio Pochettino could tip the balance so that the former Independiente is a teammate of Enzo Fernández in the Blues.
The Aston Villa figure started 37 games last season with a total of 13 unbeaten hurdles. The 30-year-old from Mar del Plata emigrated to the English club in September 2020 in exchange for a figure close to USD 25 million and won The Best award for best goalkeeper of the year.
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