Following the signing of Japanese international goalkeeper Zion Suzuki from Parma, two-time Yashin Trophy winner Emiliano Martinez looks set to exit Villa Park.
Joining the Villans under Dean Smith in 2020, Martinez has had a whirlwind six years with the club, which has coincided with his rise to prominence in world football.
Through his exceptional shot-stopping and evolution into a ball-playing goalkeeper, 'Dibu' has earned legend status at Villa Park and is widely seen as the club's best goalkeeper of the modern era.
However, with Martinez turning 34 in September, Aston Villa have started planning for life after their World Cup-winning goalkeeper, especially considering that the Argentine has been looking for an exit for the best part of 18 months.
Martinez had been linked to Juventus, but the Italian giants opted to sign Tottenham Hotspur's Guglielmo Vicario on loan instead, leaving Martinez in limbo.
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Despite his omission from Villa's season opening defeat to Brighton, the Midlands club are still short in the betting to retain Martinez with a week of the window remaining.
However, Chelsea have shortened to favourites for his signature, likely due to Robert Sanchez's poor showing in the Blues' opening round win over Fulham, whilst Tottenham are interestingly next in the betting, with an underwhelming performance from Antonin Kinsky against Brentford sure to have heightened those rumours.
The market then features a clutch of clubs at a double figure price, including PSG, who missed out on signing new Villa keeper Suzuki this window.
