Aston Villa won't sell star for less than £60m as there's 'no desire' despite interest from Tottenham
Any team interested in signing Aston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez will have to part ways with £60m, with Tottenham named as a potentially interested side.
It's difficult for a goalkeeper who is not in the top half of the table to be effective and the stats show it. Of course, bottom-of-the-table keepers tend to save a lot of shots because they face a lot.
It's the simple nature of not being on a big side. However, they also let the ball in more often than a top team goalkeeper, again, due to the volume of shots they face.
Since Martinez has been at Villa, he has been able to keep his teams at bay enough to keep plenty of clean sheets, but has yet to finish in the top half of the league.
The ensuing season Villa narrowly avoiding relegation saw them finish 11th. It was Martinez's first season, which is no coincidence.
The Argentine has kept 15 clean sheets in the 2020/21 campaign. He followed that up with 11 clean sheets last season and has kept seven so far this season.
He also won the World Cup last year and recently admitted he wants to 'try to win' the Champions League. He would also like to 'win a title with Aston Villa' but is realistic with those expectations currently as they are in a 'growth phase'.
As such, achieving those goals could take him somewhere else, and Villa aren't against the idea of Martinez spreading his wings and moving on to a bigger squad.
However, they would like to be properly compensated for losing one of the best goalkeepers in the world.
GIVEMESPORT name Tottenham as an interested side and say they should make Martinez 'one of the most expensive goalkeepers in the world if they want to get him away' from Villa.
This report goes on to state that the expected fee to let the goalkeeper go is 'around £60million'. This is because Villa believe his "value is paramount thanks to his World Cup success".
Despite this, "there is no desire to push for a sale". No wonder, given how effective Martinez has been for Villa over the past three seasons.
It remains to be seen whether Tottenham, or any other team, would be willing to pay £60million for the Argentine. Otherwise, Villa would surely be happy to keep one of the best in the world in their ranks.
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Any team interested in signing Aston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez will have to part ways with £60m, with Tottenham named as a potentially interested side.
It's difficult for a goalkeeper who is not in the top half of the table to be effective and the stats show it. Of course, bottom-of-the-table keepers tend to save a lot of shots because they face a lot.
It's the simple nature of not being on a big side. However, they also let the ball in more often than a top team goalkeeper, again, due to the volume of shots they face.
Since Martinez has been at Villa, he has been able to keep his teams at bay enough to keep plenty of clean sheets, but has yet to finish in the top half of the league.
The ensuing season Villa narrowly avoiding relegation saw them finish 11th. It was Martinez's first season, which is no coincidence.
The Argentine has kept 15 clean sheets in the 2020/21 campaign. He followed that up with 11 clean sheets last season and has kept seven so far this season.
He also won the World Cup last year and recently admitted he wants to 'try to win' the Champions League. He would also like to 'win a title with Aston Villa' but is realistic with those expectations currently as they are in a 'growth phase'.
As such, achieving those goals could take him somewhere else, and Villa aren't against the idea of Martinez spreading his wings and moving on to a bigger squad.
However, they would like to be properly compensated for losing one of the best goalkeepers in the world.
GIVEMESPORT name Tottenham as an interested side and say they should make Martinez 'one of the most expensive goalkeepers in the world if they want to get him away' from Villa.
This report goes on to state that the expected fee to let the goalkeeper go is 'around £60million'. This is because Villa believe his "value is paramount thanks to his World Cup success".
Despite this, "there is no desire to push for a sale". No wonder, given how effective Martinez has been for Villa over the past three seasons.
It remains to be seen whether Tottenham, or any other team, would be willing to pay £60million for the Argentine. Otherwise, Villa would surely be happy to keep one of the best in the world in their ranks.
READ MORE: Agbonlahor urges Aston Villa to stick with star amid links to Arsenal man's departure
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