Chelsea in talks with Martínez’s camp as Aston Villa close on striker Jackson
Blues consider making offer for Argentina goalkeeper Villa agree £65m Jackson deal as Watkins nears £50m exit Manchester City expected to make bid for Fernández Chelsea have been offered Emiliano Martínez and are considering a bid for the goalkeeper. The club are in talks with Martínez’s camp, and are also braced for a bid from Manchester City for the World Cup winner’s Argentina teammate Enzo Fernández. Martínez has
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- 26 Aug 2026, 13:59 UTC
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- 26 Aug 2026, 23:30 UTC
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- Publisher
- The Guardian
- Country
- England / United Kingdom
- Source published
- 26 Aug 2026, 21:30 UTC
- Source updated
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- Byline
- Sam Cunningham, Jacob Steinberg and Ben Fisher
- Section
- Chelsea
Blues consider making offer for Argentina goalkeeper Villa agree £65m Jackson deal as Watkins nears £50m exit Manchester City expected to make bid for Fernández Chelsea have been offered Emiliano Martínez and are considering a bid for the goalkeeper. The club are in talks with Martínez’s camp, and are also braced for a bid from Manchester City for the World Cup winner’s Argentina teammate Enzo Fernández. Martínez has
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Chelsea in talks with Martínez’s camp as Aston Villa close on striker Jackson
Blues consider making offer for Argentina goalkeeper Villa agree £65m Jackson deal as Watkins nears £50m exit Manchester City expected to make bid for Fernández Chelsea have been offered Emiliano Martínez and are considering a bid for the goalkeeper. The club are in talks with Martínez’s camp, and are also braced for a bid from Manchester City for the World Cup winner’s Argentina teammate Enzo Fernández. Martínez has
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Chelsea in talks with Emiliano Martínez’s camp and braced for Enzo Fernández bid
Experienced goalkeeper wants to leave Aston Villa Manchester City expected to push for midfielder Chelsea have been offered Emiliano Martínez and are considering making a bid for the goalkeeper. The club are in talks with Martínez’s camp and are braced for a bid from Manchester City for the World Cup winner’s Argentina teammate Enzo Fernández. Martínez has told Aston Villa he wants to leave but a move to Juventus col
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Chelsea in talks with Emiliano Martínez’s camp and braced for Enzo Fernández bid
Experienced goalkeeper wants to leave Aston Villa Manchester City expected to push for midfielder Chelsea have been offered Emiliano Martínez and are considering making an offer for the goalkeeper. The club are in talks with Martínez’s camp and are braced for a bid from Manchester City for the World Cup winner’s Argentina teammate Enzo Fernández. Martínez has told Aston Villa he wants to leave but a move to Juventus
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Chelsea in talks with Emiliano Martínez’s camp after being offered goalkeeper
Experienced World Cup winner wants to leave Aston Villa Sánchez errors at Fulham led to Chelsea conceding Chelsea have been offered Emiliano Martínez and are considering making an offer for the goalkeeper. Martínez has told Aston Villa he wants to leave but a move to Juventus collapsed last week after Villa had signed his replacement, Zion Suzuki, from Parma for £30m. Goalkeeper has been a problematic position for Ch
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- #2904
- Observed
- 26 Aug 2026, 22:00 UTC
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