Emiliano Martínez to Juventus
Verdict Delivered
This rumor DIED. It was dropped from the board after going quiet, last rated 2%.
| Move | Villa → Juventus |
| Outcome | Never happened |
| Rated at the end | 2% |
| Resolved | August 19th |
The move collapsed by Sunday evening. Fabrizio Romano reported at 4.29pm UK time on August 16th that Juventus, Villa and Martínez's camp were all calling the deal '100 per cent off,' citing huge differences over price and Juventus's own doubts about the finger injury that troubled the goalkeeper through the World Cup; Juventus have moved straight into direct talks for Guglielmo Vicario. David Ornstein reported the same conclusion nine minutes earlier for The Athletic: talks had narrowed the price gap and personal terms were never the issue, but Juventus are not proceeding, and Villa will now try to find Martínez a new move. Jacob Tanswell added that the two clubs had grown closer on valuation before Juventus decided against continuing regardless. Earlier that evening, at 4.18pm, Romano had described the clubs as still far apart, with Villa insisting on a €15m valuation against a €6m-plus-add-ons proposal Juventus considered fair — the last live figures before the deal was declared dead less than a quarter of an hour later. BirminghamLive reported that Juventus's interest traced back to a bid of around £8.5m that fell short of what Villa wanted. Juventus put a number on it on the morning of August 16th. David Ornstein reported an exclusive fresh bid worth up to EUR 10m (EUR 7m plus EUR 3m in add-ons), with the gap between valuations narrowing and personal terms for the 33-year-old no issue; Jacob Tanswell corroborated for The Athletic, describing negotiations as progressing. BirminghamLive's Alex Dicken and Football Italia, both relaying The Athletic and Sky Sports News, put Villa's ask at EUR 10m fixed against Juventus's EUR 7m-plus-EUR 3m structure, with the gap closing rather than closed. An enquiry with alternatives on ice is contact; a concrete bid with a stated figure is more than that. Fabrizio Romano damped it down at 6.13pm UK time on August 15th. Juventus and Martinez spoke that day, and Romano reported that the discussions are not at an advanced stage after the call, that the physical problems the goalkeeper carried through the World Cup are a concern in Turin, and that Juventus are considering more goalkeepers. He added that Villa are still advancing on Zion Suzuki. Gianluca Di Marzio described the same approach as a fresh sounding rather than a reopening, writing that there are no concrete signals of a concrete restart, that it is tied to Suzuki's possible arrival at Villa Park, and that Guglielmo Vicario and other names are still being evaluated while Juventus decide. A call that goes nowhere is contact and nothing more. Juventus are asking, but they are not sold. Football Italia reported at 6.05pm UK time on August 15th, relaying Sky Sport Italia and Fabrizio Romano, that Juventus are by no means certain Martinez is their first choice now that Villa have gone back in for Zion Suzuki. Two things are holding them: Villa's EUR 10m asking price, and concern over the finger injury Martinez suffered in the warm-up before the Europa League final in Istanbul, which continued to affect him through the World Cup with Argentina. Guglielmo Vicario, Ederson, and Anatoliy Trubin are all being kept on ice as alternatives. talkSPORT reported the same afternoon that Juventus have revived their interest, and Fabrizio Romano's line stands, but an enquiry with three named alternatives behind it is contact and nothing more. Juventus are asking again. Fabrizio Romano reported at 4.17pm UK time on August 15th that Juventus have asked once more about Emiliano Martinez's situation at Villa, and that the Argentine remains among the goalkeepers under consideration in Turin alongside Ederson and Guglielmo Vicario. Romano placed the enquiry alongside Villa opening talks for Zion Suzuki after the Paris Saint-Germain move for the Parma goalkeeper fell through. This restarts rather than resumes. Juventus informed Villa on August 2nd that they were not proceeding, having judged the costs too high, which ended a pursuit whose sporting side had been settled for weeks: La Gazzetta dello Sport reported on July 29th that personal terms were agreed on a three-year contract worth around EUR 5m a season plus bonuses, and the clubs never bridged the gap between Juventus's roughly EUR 6.5m loan with an obligation and Villa's EUR 12m asking price. Sky Sports News reported on August 15th that Juventus had been hoping to sign Suzuki on loan from Paris had that deal gone through, which is the shape their goalkeeping plan had taken in the fortnight Martinez was off the table. Two of the three names on the Turin list are not Martinez, and no new offer has been reported. Juventus have moved their number back down. Fabrizio Romano reported at 10.00am UK time on August 16th that Juventus are open to signing Martinez for the same fee they offered back in June, EUR 6m to EUR 7m fixed with add-ons on top based on appearances, a structure Juventus consider fair given the finger problem that troubled him through the World Cup. Romano frames it as the decision now sitting with Villa, since the club's asking price was always higher than that number. It is a lower offer than the EUR 10m fixed Villa were holding out for as of Ornstein's report six hours earlier, not an advance on it, so the rumor stays at bid: a concrete proposal is on the table and Villa have not yet responded to it.
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How the Story Moved
| Date | What changed | |
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| July 14th | Tracked | Rumor opened on the board at 22% (contact) — source: Juvefc / Get Italian Football News. Director Damian Vidagany publicly ruled out a sale on July 14th, insisting the keeper is staying and that the Juventus links do not reflect Villa's position. Juventus are reported to have agreed personal terms — around €5.5m net over three years — after their Alisson move stalled, but with Villa refusing to engage and the clubs far apart on any fee (Villa €10-15m, Juventus €6-7m), the deal has stalled. Vicario remains Juventus's fallback. |
| July 20th | Moved | Likelihood rose from 22% to 52% (bid). La Gazzetta dello Sport reported on July 20th, hours after Argentina's extra-time defeat to Spain in the final, that Martínez is now ready to press Aston Villa to let him join Juventus, and that the negotiation has entered its decisive phase. Juventus have put a concrete structure on the table — a loan with an obligation to buy worth around €6.5m in total — while Villa want closer to €10m to sanction the exit. Personal terms are no longer an obstacle: the goalkeeper has agreed a three-year deal worth €5m a season plus bonuses. Villa's public position has not shifted, with director Damian Vidagany having insisted on July 14th that Martínez is going nowhere, and Gazzetta report that the statement did not land well with a player who had already settled on Turin. Martínez turns 34 in September and is contracted at Villa Park until June 2029. |
| July 22nd | Moved | Likelihood fell from 52% to 7% (cooling). La Gazzetta dello Sport reported on July 20th, hours after Argentina's extra-time defeat to Spain in the final, that Martínez is now ready to press Aston Villa to let him join Juventus, and that the negotiation has entered its decisive phase. Juventus have put a concrete structure on the table — a loan with an obligation to buy worth around €6.5m in total — while Villa want closer to €10m to sanction the exit. Personal terms are no longer an obstacle: the goalkeeper has agreed a three-year deal worth €5m a season plus bonuses. Villa's public position has not shifted, with director Damian Vidagany having insisted on July 14th that Martínez is going nowhere, and Gazzetta report that the statement did not land well with a player who had already settled on Turin. Martínez turns 34 in September and is contracted at Villa Park until June 2029. Separately, Manchester United emerged as a possible alternative destination after their first-choice goalkeeper Andre Onana was injured in preseason, with reports on July 22nd that United were internally weighing whether to move for an experienced goalkeeper; as of that date they had made no formal approach and Villa confirmed they had received no bid, and Fabrizio Romano indicated United's priority lay elsewhere. On July 22nd. Juventus are keeping options open rather than meeting Villa's valuation, and while Martínez himself remains keen on Turin, the stalemate has stalled the move — the move is cooling. |
| July 26th | Moved | Likelihood rose from 7% to 43% (talks). Juventus have not moved on. Luciano Spalletti, speaking after a pre-season win over Standard Liege on July 26th, put the pursuit back on the record: “We want to add competitiveness and we are looking for another one. Dibu Martínez is one of them, who can probably change club, but we have to work carefully and prudently in the transfer market.” Matteo Moretto reported the same day that Martínez remains Juventus’ first-choice goalkeeper and that the coming week will be important, but that the two clubs are still far apart on the fee. GOAL put the gap at €10m-€15m from Villa against the €5m-€6m Juventus are willing to pay, and Spalletti’s own admission that the club must spend prudently is the obstacle: unless Villa lower their demands, an agreement stays out of reach. The goalkeeper is still on leave after Argentina’s run to the World Cup final and was among the senior internationals absent from Villa’s early pre-season work. With a named beat reporter putting him back at the front of Juventus’ list and the negotiation reduced to a valuation gap, the move is back to talks. Emery is expected to seek clarity once Martínez reports back, and until Juventus table an acceptable proposal Villa retain control. La Gazzetta dello Sport reported on July 20th, hours after Argentina's extra-time defeat to Spain in the final, that Martínez is now ready to press Aston Villa to let him join Juventus, and that the negotiation has entered its decisive phase. Juventus have put a concrete structure on the table — a loan with an obligation to buy worth around €6.5m in total — while Villa want closer to €10m to sanction the exit. Personal terms are no longer an obstacle: the goalkeeper has agreed a three-year deal worth €5m a season plus bonuses. Villa's public position has not shifted, with director Damian Vidagany having insisted on July 14th that Martínez is going nowhere, and Gazzetta report that the statement did not land well with a player who had already settled on Turin. Martínez turns 34 in September and is contracted at Villa Park until June 2029. Separately, Manchester United emerged as a possible alternative destination after their first-choice goalkeeper Andre Onana was injured in preseason, with reports on July 22nd that United were internally weighing whether to move for an experienced goalkeeper; as of that date they had made no formal approach and Villa confirmed they had received no bid, and Fabrizio Romano indicated United's priority lay elsewhere. On July 22nd. Juventus are keeping options open rather than meeting Villa's valuation, and while Martínez himself remains keen on Turin, the stalemate has stalled the move — the move is cooling. On July 24th, with Villa's wall unmoved, Tuttosport and Sky Sport Italia reported that Juventus have moved Parma's Zion Suzuki to the front of their goalkeeper search and are reconsidering whether to keep pursuing Martínez at all, with Vicario still in the frame — the alternatives advancing rather than Villa's stance softening. |
| July 29th | Moved | Likelihood fell from 43% to 7% (cooling). Juventus's pursuit has stalled on the fee. La Gazzetta dello Sport, relayed by Football Italia on July 29th, report that the two clubs remain at a standstill: Villa are adamant on at least €12m for the 33-year-old and Juventus are unwilling to match that, even though an agreement in principle on personal terms with the player has been in place for weeks. Gazzetta frame Juventus's only remaining hope as Martínez himself persuading Villa to accept a bid from Turin once he is back at Bodymoor Heath — but as a World Cup finalist with Argentina he has been handed an extended break and is not expected to return to training for another few weeks, so Juventus may not be able to negotiate again until deep into August, with no guarantee of a deal even then. For that reason Giovanni Carnevali and the Juventus board have begun re-evaluating Guglielmo Vicario, and the new name to emerge on July 29th is Freiburg's Noah Atubolu, himself a Villa target; Zion Suzuki and Napoli's Vanja Milinković-Savić remain on the same shortlist. Read Aston Villa reported on the morning of July 28th, relaying Football Insider, that Martínez's representatives had held talks with Juventus and that the former Villa scout Mick Brown expected him to be gone by the close of the window, the goalkeeper's wish to leave unchanged from last summer. Inside Futbol, later the same day, drew the line under how far that had gone: talks with the player's camp had taken place, but any suggestion a deal had been struck was 'wide of the mark'. Luciano Spalletti had put the pursuit on the record after a pre-season win over Standard Liège on July 26th — "We want to add competitiveness and we are looking for another one. Dibu Martínez is one of them, who can probably change club, but we have to work carefully and prudently in the transfer market" — and Matteo Moretto reported the same day that Martínez remained Juventus's first choice but that the clubs were far apart. Gianluca Di Marzio reported on July 24th that Juventus had lodged a formal offer of around £5m and that Villa rejected it quickly; Turin have not returned with an improved bid since. Damian Vidagany stated earlier this month that Villa had no intention of selling. Martínez, who turns 34 in September, is contracted until June 2029. |
| July 31st | Moved | Likelihood rose from 7% to 61% (part_agreed). One leg of this deal is done. La Gazzetta dello Sport reported on July 29th that Juventus have agreed personal terms with the 33-year-old — a three-year contract worth around €5m a season plus bonuses — and that they want to pay around €6.5m in a loan with an obligation to buy, while Villa continue to ask €12m. The club-to-club gap is the only thing left, and Villa's side of it moved on July 30th: Football Insider published the former Villa scout Mick Brown saying the club are now ready to let the goalkeeper go and that he expects a fresh offer to be accepted at a discount to the asking price, with the money earmarked for a replacement Villa want in place before the season starts. Brown's reading is that Martínez has been clear since last summer that he wants a top European club and that Villa will not keep an unsettled first-choice keeper. Two things still cut the other way: Villa's director of football operations has publicly said the goalkeeper is staying, and no revised Juventus offer has actually landed. Luciano Spalletti has spoken openly about wanting him. Villa's own goalkeeping plans run in parallel — James Trafford is on the point of joining Leeds, and Zion Suzuki now has Paris Saint-Germain for company — so a replacement is not yet lined up behind him. |
| August 2nd | Moved | Likelihood fell from 61% to 2% (off). Juventus have ended it. Fabrizio Romano reported on the morning of August 2nd that Villa have been informed by Juventus of their plans not to proceed with a deal for Martínez any more, a decision taken internally days earlier and now confirmed to the club, with Juventus believing the costs of the transfer are too high. That closes a pursuit whose sporting side had been settled for weeks. La Gazzetta dello Sport reported on July 29th that Juventus had agreed personal terms with the 33-year-old on a three-year contract worth around €5m a season plus bonuses, but the clubs never bridged the club-to-club gap: Juventus wanted to pay around €6.5m in a loan with an obligation to buy while Villa asked €12m. Villa's side had softened in the interim, with the former Villa scout Mick Brown telling Football Insider on July 30th that the club were ready to let the goalkeeper go and that he expected a fresh offer to be accepted at a discount to the asking price. Juventus have walked away regardless. |
| August 8th | Verdict | Rumor died — dropped from the board at 2% |
| August 15th | Tracked | Rumor opened on the board at 30% (contact) — source: Fabrizio Romano (X); Sky Sports News (Luca Bendoni, Lyall Thomas). Juventus are asking again. Fabrizio Romano reported at 4.17pm UK time on August 15th that Juventus have asked once more about Emiliano Martinez's situation at Villa, and that the Argentine remains among the goalkeepers under consideration in Turin alongside Ederson and Guglielmo Vicario. Romano placed the enquiry alongside Villa opening talks for Zion Suzuki after the Paris Saint-Germain move for the Parma goalkeeper fell through. This restarts rather than resumes. Juventus informed Villa on August 2nd that they were not proceeding, having judged the costs too high, which ended a pursuit whose sporting side had been settled for weeks: La Gazzetta dello Sport reported on July 29th that personal terms were agreed on a three-year contract worth around EUR 5m a season plus bonuses, and the clubs never bridged the gap between Juventus's roughly EUR 6.5m loan with an obligation and Villa's EUR 12m asking price. Sky Sports News reported on August 15th that Juventus had been hoping to sign Suzuki on loan from Paris had that deal gone through, which is the shape their goalkeeping plan had taken in the fortnight Martinez was off the table. Two of the three names on the Turin list are not Martinez, and no new offer has been reported. |
| August 16th | Moved | Likelihood rose from 30% to 60% (bid). Juventus put a number on it on the morning of August 16th. David Ornstein reported an exclusive fresh bid worth up to EUR 10m (EUR 7m plus EUR 3m in add-ons), with the gap between valuations narrowing and personal terms for the 33-year-old no issue; Jacob Tanswell corroborated for The Athletic, describing negotiations as progressing. BirminghamLive's Alex Dicken and Football Italia, both relaying The Athletic and Sky Sports News, put Villa's ask at EUR 10m fixed against Juventus's EUR 7m-plus-EUR 3m structure, with the gap closing rather than closed. An enquiry with alternatives on ice is contact; a concrete bid with a stated figure is more than that. Fabrizio Romano damped it down at 6.13pm UK time on August 15th. Juventus and Martinez spoke that day, and Romano reported that the discussions are not at an advanced stage after the call, that the physical problems the goalkeeper carried through the World Cup are a concern in Turin, and that Juventus are considering more goalkeepers. He added that Villa are still advancing on Zion Suzuki. Gianluca Di Marzio described the same approach as a fresh sounding rather than a reopening, writing that there are no concrete signals of a concrete restart, that it is tied to Suzuki's possible arrival at Villa Park, and that Guglielmo Vicario and other names are still being evaluated while Juventus decide. A call that goes nowhere is contact and nothing more. Juventus are asking, but they are not sold. Football Italia reported at 6.05pm UK time on August 15th, relaying Sky Sport Italia and Fabrizio Romano, that Juventus are by no means certain Martinez is their first choice now that Villa have gone back in for Zion Suzuki. Two things are holding them: Villa's EUR 10m asking price, and concern over the finger injury Martinez suffered in the warm-up before the Europa League final in Istanbul, which continued to affect him through the World Cup with Argentina. Guglielmo Vicario, Ederson, and Anatoliy Trubin are all being kept on ice as alternatives. talkSPORT reported the same afternoon that Juventus have revived their interest, and Fabrizio Romano's line stands, but an enquiry with three named alternatives behind it is contact and nothing more. Juventus are asking again. Fabrizio Romano reported at 4.17pm UK time on August 15th that Juventus have asked once more about Emiliano Martinez's situation at Villa, and that the Argentine remains among the goalkeepers under consideration in Turin alongside Ederson and Guglielmo Vicario. Romano placed the enquiry alongside Villa opening talks for Zion Suzuki after the Paris Saint-Germain move for the Parma goalkeeper fell through. This restarts rather than resumes. Juventus informed Villa on August 2nd that they were not proceeding, having judged the costs too high, which ended a pursuit whose sporting side had been settled for weeks: La Gazzetta dello Sport reported on July 29th that personal terms were agreed on a three-year contract worth around EUR 5m a season plus bonuses, and the clubs never bridged the gap between Juventus's roughly EUR 6.5m loan with an obligation and Villa's EUR 12m asking price. Sky Sports News reported on August 15th that Juventus had been hoping to sign Suzuki on loan from Paris had that deal gone through, which is the shape their goalkeeping plan had taken in the fortnight Martinez was off the table. Two of the three names on the Turin list are not Martinez, and no new offer has been reported. |
| August 16th | Moved | Likelihood fell from 60% to 2% (off). The move collapsed by Sunday evening. Fabrizio Romano reported at 4.29pm UK time on August 16th that Juventus, Villa and Martínez's camp were all calling the deal '100 per cent off,' citing huge differences over price and Juventus's own doubts about the finger injury that troubled the goalkeeper through the World Cup; Juventus have moved straight into direct talks for Guglielmo Vicario. David Ornstein reported the same conclusion nine minutes earlier for The Athletic: talks had narrowed the price gap and personal terms were never the issue, but Juventus are not proceeding, and Villa will now try to find Martínez a new move. Jacob Tanswell added that the two clubs had grown closer on valuation before Juventus decided against continuing regardless. Earlier that evening, at 4.18pm, Romano had described the clubs as still far apart, with Villa insisting on a €15m valuation against a €6m-plus-add-ons proposal Juventus considered fair — the last live figures before the deal was declared dead less than a quarter of an hour later. BirminghamLive reported that Juventus's interest traced back to a bid of around £8.5m that fell short of what Villa wanted. Juventus put a number on it on the morning of August 16th. David Ornstein reported an exclusive fresh bid worth up to EUR 10m (EUR 7m plus EUR 3m in add-ons), with the gap between valuations narrowing and personal terms for the 33-year-old no issue; Jacob Tanswell corroborated for The Athletic, describing negotiations as progressing. BirminghamLive's Alex Dicken and Football Italia, both relaying The Athletic and Sky Sports News, put Villa's ask at EUR 10m fixed against Juventus's EUR 7m-plus-EUR 3m structure, with the gap closing rather than closed. An enquiry with alternatives on ice is contact; a concrete bid with a stated figure is more than that. Fabrizio Romano damped it down at 6.13pm UK time on August 15th. Juventus and Martinez spoke that day, and Romano reported that the discussions are not at an advanced stage after the call, that the physical problems the goalkeeper carried through the World Cup are a concern in Turin, and that Juventus are considering more goalkeepers. He added that Villa are still advancing on Zion Suzuki. Gianluca Di Marzio described the same approach as a fresh sounding rather than a reopening, writing that there are no concrete signals of a concrete restart, that it is tied to Suzuki's possible arrival at Villa Park, and that Guglielmo Vicario and other names are still being evaluated while Juventus decide. A call that goes nowhere is contact and nothing more. Juventus are asking, but they are not sold. Football Italia reported at 6.05pm UK time on August 15th, relaying Sky Sport Italia and Fabrizio Romano, that Juventus are by no means certain Martinez is their first choice now that Villa have gone back in for Zion Suzuki. Two things are holding them: Villa's EUR 10m asking price, and concern over the finger injury Martinez suffered in the warm-up before the Europa League final in Istanbul, which continued to affect him through the World Cup with Argentina. Guglielmo Vicario, Ederson, and Anatoliy Trubin are all being kept on ice as alternatives. talkSPORT reported the same afternoon that Juventus have revived their interest, and Fabrizio Romano's line stands, but an enquiry with three named alternatives behind it is contact and nothing more. Juventus are asking again. Fabrizio Romano reported at 4.17pm UK time on August 15th that Juventus have asked once more about Emiliano Martinez's situation at Villa, and that the Argentine remains among the goalkeepers under consideration in Turin alongside Ederson and Guglielmo Vicario. Romano placed the enquiry alongside Villa opening talks for Zion Suzuki after the Paris Saint-Germain move for the Parma goalkeeper fell through. This restarts rather than resumes. Juventus informed Villa on August 2nd that they were not proceeding, having judged the costs too high, which ended a pursuit whose sporting side had been settled for weeks: La Gazzetta dello Sport reported on July 29th that personal terms were agreed on a three-year contract worth around EUR 5m a season plus bonuses, and the clubs never bridged the gap between Juventus's roughly EUR 6.5m loan with an obligation and Villa's EUR 12m asking price. Sky Sports News reported on August 15th that Juventus had been hoping to sign Suzuki on loan from Paris had that deal gone through, which is the shape their goalkeeping plan had taken in the fortnight Martinez was off the table. Two of the three names on the Turin list are not Martinez, and no new offer has been reported. Juventus have moved their number back down. Fabrizio Romano reported at 10.00am UK time on August 16th that Juventus are open to signing Martinez for the same fee they offered back in June, EUR 6m to EUR 7m fixed with add-ons on top based on appearances, a structure Juventus consider fair given the finger problem that troubled him through the World Cup. Romano frames it as the decision now sitting with Villa, since the club's asking price was always higher than that number. It is a lower offer than the EUR 10m fixed Villa were holding out for as of Ornstein's report six hours earlier, not an advance on it, so the rumor stays at bid: a concrete proposal is on the table and Villa have not yet responded to it. |
| August 19th | Verdict | Rumor died — dropped from the board at 2% |
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