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Chelsea agree £7.5m deal for Emiliano Martínez

8/28/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Chelsea have agreed a £7.5 million (£10.2 million) deal to sign Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez.
He will sign a two-year contract with an option for a further year.
Martínez must pass a medical before the Premier League window closes on September 1.
If completed, Martínez will become Chelsea’s likely number-one keeper, adding World Cup experience.

History

Historical Context

In February 2004 Chelsea paid £7 million for Czech keeper Petr Cech, whose record 24 clean-sheet Premier League season helped the club win the 2005 title and the 2007 Champions League under José Mourinho. That success created a pattern of splashing on elite goalkeepers, prompting Chelsea’s 2024 £7.5 million pursuit of Argentina’s World-Cup hero Emiliano Martínez.

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Story summary

Chelsea have agreed a £7.5 million (£10.2 million) deal to sign Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez.
He will sign a two-year contract with an option for a further year.
Martínez must pass a medical before the Premier League window closes on September 1.
If completed, Martínez will become Chelsea’s likely number-one keeper, adding World Cup experience.

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