Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Martínez, 33, believed that this time he would leave Aston Villa for Juventus. But the Italian club halted everything over money: they were asking for more than 10 million euros for the World Cup-winning goalkeeper, and in Turin they were not willing to pay that amount.
To make matters worse, the injury to his finger during the 2026 World Cup raised doubts about his physical condition. Juventus did not wait and completed the signing of Guglielmo Vicario from Tottenham, leaving Dibu with a contract until 2029 but without the move he was seeking for the second summer in a row.
Now, under Unai Emery, he will have to compete for the goalkeeping spot with Zion Suzuki, the new signing who arrived in Birmingham. The World Cup winner did not even play in the Super Cup against PSG: he was still on vacation.