Chelsea agree £7.5m deal for Villa's Martinez

World Cup winner Emiliano Martinez is set to swap Villa for Chelsea after losing his starting spot.

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What happened. Chelsea have agreed a £7.5m deal with Aston Villa to sign goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, who has been relegated to second choice after Zion Suzuki's arrival.

• Martinez was linked with Juventus but they signed Guglielmo Vicario instead.
• Robert Sanchez's error at Fulham prompted Chelsea's late move.
• Chelsea already have Sanchez and Mike Penders as goalkeepers.

Martinez will provide competition for Sanchez, but Chelsea may need to offload a keeper.

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