Foster feels Martinez would be more likely to join one of the ‘biggest teams in the world’ and would snub possible approaches from Chelsea and Arsenal.
‘I thought if I played well [in the 2020 Community Shield], I would be No.1, but afterwards it still wasn’t clear who was going to start in the league [for the 2020-21 season],’ Martinez told the Independent five years ago about his Arsenal exit.
Martinez has become one of the best ‘keepers in the Premier League – and indeed the world – since he left Arsenal to join Villa in a £17m deal in 2020.
Ben Foster believes Chelsea and Arsenal have no chance of signing Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez in the summer transfer window.
Martinez spent a total of 10 years at Arsenal, helping the Gunners land the FA Cup trophy in 2020 before Mikel Arteta sold him to Villa.
