Chelsea will continue its transfer activities next week after the club World Cup final, and there are several areas that could be addressed. A signature that could be made is a new goalkeeper, especially with this position having been targeted earlier in summer.
An agreement for Mike Maignan had been wanted, but he did not conclude. And Chelsea should not come back to the AC Milan goalkeeper – instead, they have put the obstacle on the Premier League market.
Chelsea in Rival Man United for Emi Martinez
According to the initiate of football, Mick Brown revealed that Chelsea was interested in signing Emi Martinez from Aston Villa. He also thinks they have a better chance of concluding an agreement compared to Man United.
“Man United cannot afford to sign Martinez when they still have Onana. This has therefore massively limited their options because it seems that they have trouble selling.
“Martinez is a very good goalkeeper, and from what I hear, there are a few clubs that have been informed that he will be available this summer. One of these clubs is Chelsea, who sought to strengthen in this position.
“It’s different in Chelsea for Man United because they have about four goalkeepers, but they can sign Martinez and worry about what to do with the rest. While things are, I would say they are in a good position to get ahead of United for this case. The door was opened so that it does not surprise me to see them take a step.
“United risked missing the boat on it. They have had talks, but a chelsea diversion seems likely. ”
Man United has been after Martinez for several weeks, but an agreement looks delicate – in particular with Aston Villa requiring 40 million pounds sterling. Chelsea is very capable of paying this amount, and they could decide to do it at some point during the summer.
