Emi Martinez, the World Cup champion and former Arsenal goalie, has emerged as a front-runner to become Tottenham’s new goalkeeper, after previously discussing his difficult experience playing for bitter rivals Arsenal.
According to TyC Sports, Martinez may draw interest from three of the Premier League’s top teams this summer. Chelsea, Manchester United, and Tottenham are all rumored to be looking for a new goalkeeper.
However, given his lengthy association with the Gunners, it is the ties to Spurs that stick out.
Martinez spent eight years with Arsenal, amassing just 38 games in all competitions. However, he has since established himself as a household figure in football.
This is mostly due to his performances with Argentina, where he played a pivotal role in the team’s Copa America victory before emerging as the hero in the World Cup final penalty shootout against France.
Will Martinez Join Tottenham?
Having joined Aston Villa in 2020, he has become a consistent performer in the Midlands, and is now being linked to one of the Premier League’s biggest clubs, with Tottenham on the hunt for a new goalkeeper.
Hugo Lloris will leave the club this summer and a new ‘keeper is expected to arrive, with Jordan Pickford also a potential option.
Martinez could arrive with a point to prove after struggling to make an impact on his first spell in North London with Arsenal.
He arrived at the Gunners in 2012, but had to endure a series of loan moves and revealed his difficulties back in 2021.
“I don’t think you prepare for not playing,” he said about his time at Arsenal.
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“I always thought I had the talent but at some stage in my career when I was 22, 23 and I wasn’t playing, I went on my first loan to Spain, I played only six games.
“Then I knew I would have to go back to Arsenal and they wouldn’t give me a chance, so I would have to go on loan. So those years were really difficult, at some point I stopped loving football.
“That was something I was worried about, I told my wife, ‘I know I’m not playing but I’ve stopped watching football games,’ so it wasn’t an easy place to be.”
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