Emiliano Martínez, Chelsea and Aston Villa
30 August 2026
Chelsea have completed the £7.5 million signing of Emiliano Martínez from Aston Villa. The 33-year-old Argentina goalkeeper has signed a three-year contract at Stamford Bridge after six seasons with Villa, where he made 256 appearances and won the Europa League.
Villa had already signed Zion Suzuki and were prepared to move Martínez on after an earlier Juventus transfer collapsed. Chelsea turned to the World Cup winner amid renewed scrutiny of Robert Sánchez, with Martínez expected to compete immediately for the number-one role.