Emiliano Martinez would be getting his wish to play first-team football as the No 1 choice goalkeeper soon as Arsenal have accepted a £16m offer from Aston Villa for the goalkeeper.
The fee, however, could rise to £20m with add-ons, with the 28-year-old Argentinian due to undergo a medical at Villa Park this weekend and discuss personal terms.
The structure of the deal allows Villa to keep back some resources as they are in talks to also sign Werder Bremen striker Milot Rashica. The German club wants a fee in the region of £18.5m (€20m) for the Kosovo international, who was linked to RB Leipzig earlier this summer.
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Martinez still has two years remaining on his Arsenal contract but is currently yearning for first-team football after an impressive outing when he stepped in for Leno when the German was injured in June.
He went on to keep nine clean sheets in 23 games last season and helped Arsenal win the FA Cup while also starting their Community Shield triumph over Liverpool at the start of 2020/21.
Aston Villa have already broken their transfer record to sign Ollie Watkins from Brentford on a five-year deal, while Matty Cash has also joined on a five-year deal from Nottingham Forest and should wrap up the deal for the goalie soon.
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