Martinez can do it at Juve: Aston Villa is asking for 15 million

Juventus is finding the door almost wide open for Emiliano Martinez, known to everyone as “Dibu”. The Argentine number one’s decisive opening was joined by that of Aston Villa, who do not consider the South American world champion untouchable. The good intentions are all there, starting from the will of Juventus and the 33-year-old from Mar del Plata, but the puzzle is only at the beginning and it is one of those with a thousand pieces. Or rather: millions of euros in salary, commissions and requests from the English club. A complex match in terms of numbers and money, also for this reason the Juventus managers are advancing quickly but are not yet under any illusions. A question of numbers and also of experience: the burn for Alisson, the Juventus fiancé who was unexpectedly blocked by Liverpool, is still too fresh. At Continassa they want to give a goalkeeper with personality to Luciano Spalletti and “Dibu” from this point of view is considered a guarantee for the post Michele Di Gregorio. Juventus wants Martinez, but not at all costs. More than one discount will probably be needed to get to the finish line. The “Dibu” will celebrate 34 years in September, in Birmingham he earns almost 7 million per season and has a contract until 2028. The Lady has put a three-year contract on the table (2029) at slightly lower figures. The hope is that the enthusiasm shown in the last few hours by the player translates not only into chatter, but also into facts, into a spread of the salary. There is a general agreement, at least in words.

And the tag?

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Aston Villa are not putting up a wall, far from it. Partly because the divorce from the goalkeeper was already on the verge of last summer. And partly because the prince of Argentina, as “Dibu” is ironically nicknamed at Villa Park due to some of his behavior, is almost 34 years old. At the right price, even “Europa League” coach Unai Emery will come to terms with it. The English club has already started to look around for possible replacements between the posts, but does not seem willing to release the goalkeeper for free or for a small compensation. In the Premier League there are rumors of a valuation of no less than 10-15 million. Not two cents for an Over 30. The mediations are at work and Martinez will ask Aston Villa to facilitate the negotiation with Juventus.

Chevalier on the list

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Good relations between the two properties can help, but it is not obvious that they are enough. So the Bianconeri on the one hand insist on the Argentine but at the same time continue to work on plans B, C, D… Guglielmo Vicario of Tottenham remains the first alternative to “Dibu”, but the deputy Donnarumma of the national team is well accompanied. Juventus, on the sidelines of the contacts with Atletico Madrid for Sorloth and Nico Gonzalez, explored the expensive Slovenian Jan Oblak and in the talks with PSG the loan candidacy of Lucas Chevalier, relegated in the Parisians’ hierarchy, emerged. In the background David De Gea of ​​Fiorentina. Antennas always straight also on the thoughtful Mike Maignan, already treated in the autumn before the renewal with Milan.

The attack

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The feeling, barring any sudden changes, is that the goalkeeper issue will still need some time. The same thing could also happen in attack, where Juventus has promised two nines to Luciano Spalletti to replace the free agent Dusan Vlahovic. The Bianconeri have an agreement with Alexander Sorloth from Atletico (three-year contract worth 4 million plus option for 2030), however there is still a distance with the Spaniards on the valuation: they are worth more than ten million net of the wildcard Nico Gonzalez. In the last few hours, the Lady has also obtained information on Arsenal’s Gabriel Jesus and confirmed Kenan Yildiz’s non-transferability to the Gunners. For the second striker, the favorite is always Randal Kolo Muani, who returned to PSG after his loan at Tottenham.