Report: £17m Aston Villa ace is already being linked with a move to European giants

Report: £17m Aston Villa ace is already being linked with a move to European giants – originally posted on Sportslens.com Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez is a transfer target for Atletico Madrid this summer according to a report from La Razon. The South American joined Villa from Arsenal for £17 million in the summer of 2020 […]

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‘This is great’ – Gary Lineker reacts to what ‘brilliant’ Villa star has done

‘This is great’ – Gary Lineker reacts to what ‘brilliant’ Villa star has done – originally posted on Sportslens.com Argentina secured a place in the Copa America final following a hard-fought penalty shoot-out win over Colombia last night, with Aston Villa’s Emiliano Martinez emerging as the hero. Lionel Messi-led side took the lead seven minutes […]

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‘Thank you Arsenal’, ‘Superb’: Some Aston Villa fans praise performance of £27m-rated star

‘Thank you Arsenal’, ‘Superb’: Some Aston Villa fans praise performance of £27m-rated star – originally posted on Sportslens.com A selection of Aston Villa fans reacted on Twitter after Emiliano Martinez’s penalty heroics for Argentina against Colombia in the Copa America. The 28-year-old joined the Villans from Arsenal last summer, and had a terrific debut campaign, […]

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Top 10 goalkeepers of the Premier League season

More than half of these goalkeepers were Premier League rookies at the start of the season. Including our number one No.1..   10) Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester City) The Leicester keeper has had a satisfactory season by the high standards he has set in the Leicester goal for the last decade. His 65.7% save ratio ranks […]

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Man Utd stopper tops PL keepers ranked on save percentage

A delve into the goalkeeping stats reveals an easy choice for Ole and evidence of another wrong move by Arsenal…   It’s approaching decision time for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as he decides who might be his No.1 next season. If the Manchester United manager consults the raw stats, there appears to be a clear winner: […]

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Aston Villa braced for big-money offer for 28-year-old star, Manchester United most interested

Aston Villa braced for big-money offer for 28-year-old star, Manchester United most interested – originally posted on Sportslens.com Aston Villa are braced for a big-money offer for goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez amid interest from Manchester United, Football Insider reports. The Argentine stood out for Arsenal during the final months of last season after an injury to […]

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Aston Villa prepared to receive ‘major’ bids for Martinez

Aston Villa are reportedly bracing themselves for a ‘major’ summer bid for keeper Emi Martinez. The 28-year-old has been one of Villa’s standout players this season, keeping 14 clean sheets in 30 appearances. He’s formed a solid relationship with centre-backs Tyrone Mings and Ezri Konsa and is attracting interest from top Premier League clubs. OPINION: […]

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Early winner: Emi Martinez, making Arsenal regret the safe bet…

Selling Emiliano Martinez in the summer was hardly Arsenal’s daftest transfer decision in recent years. At the time, making £20million on their back-up goalkeeper appeared to make perfect sense. But the Aston Villa no.1 continues to reframe that move as a costly mistake on the Gunners’ part. Martinez has established himself as the Premier League’s […]

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Martinez: Arsenal did not ‘trust me’ to succeed

Emiliano Martinez has revealed that Arsenal being unable to “guarantee” him the game time he needed led to his departure last summer. The 28-year-old joined Arsenal in 2012 but he only managed to make 38 senior appearances for them. Most of these came last season as he stepped in for the injured Bernd Leno. He […]

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Tony Adams pinpoints three Arsenal transfer mistakes

Tony Adams thinks Arsenal have made a number of mistakes in the transfer market over the last 12 months with the club failing to identify “areas of recruitment”. The former Gunners defender was particularly damning of their decision to bring in Martin Odegaard just as Emile Smith Rowe was getting some game time, while Adams […]

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