In recent weeks, information began circulating in England about the possible departure of Emiliano Martínez from Aston Villa for the next season. His tears after the victory against Tottenham fueled the speculations, and as the days went by, a supposed interest from Barcelona gained ground.
After being crowned champion in LaLiga, the Culé team would be looking for a goalkeeper who can compete equally with Wojciech Szczęsny, as it is very likely that Marc-André ter Stegen will pack his bags for Saudi football. However, the Mar del Plata native is not the only one on the list, as Diogo Costa, currently at Porto, and Joan García, who plays for Espanyol, also appear as options.
Costa y García son las alternativas de los Culés
Beyond this chance to join Barcelona, both journalist Gastón Edul and the newspaper AS pointed out that Atlético de Madrid also have Dibu in their sights, as they consider Jan Oblak's departure possible if an irresistible economic offer appears. Even Diego Simeone himself contacted the goalkeeper after the Qatar 2022 World Cup, although at that time no proposal was ever formalized to Aston Villa's executives, who would already be looking for his replacement.
Simeone habría hablado con el Dibu
Meanwhile, Manchester United could also join the race for the former Getafe and Arsenal player. After a disappointing season from André Onana, and while finalizing details to sign Matheus Cunha, those led by Rúben Amorim would be in search of a new goalkeeper.
Despite all the interested clubs, there hasn't been a single contact with the Argentine or the team. The only ones who communicated were the Saudi clubs, although they were rejected again, as the goalkeeper's desire is to stay in Europe.
The goalkeeper Aston Villa is looking for to replace Dibu Martínez
In England, it is taken for granted that Dibu will change clubs and his current team is aware of it. Therefore, they are already working on his replacement with a name that is starting to gain momentum. According to specialized journalist Fabrizio Romano, the main target is the same Joan García.
"The Espanyol de Barcelona goalkeeper, just 24 years old, is the great target for the Villains", who will have to compete with other major clubs on the continent to sign him. "Villa is one of several interested clubs, with an open race ahead", reported the correspondent on his social media.
