Emiliano Martinez summer transfer odds update: Chelsea are now 3/2 to sign the Aston Villa goalkeeper. Check out the latest market movement and betting insights.
Chelsea's price in the Club After Summer Transfer Window market has been cut to 4/6 — a sharp move that puts the Blues right in the race to sign Emiliano Martínez before the deadline.
Chelsea are priced at 4/6 with Paddy Power, Bet365 and Skybet to sign Martinez in this window.
Gary Neville used Sky Sports' Monday Night Football on August 24, 2026 to publicly urge Chelsea to sign the Aston Villa goalkeeper as an upgrade on Robert Sanchez.
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has confirmed Martínez wants a fresh challenge, with Villa already having tied up Japan international Zion Suzuki from Parma.
A move to Juventus collapsed after the Italian side instead signed Guglielmo Vicario on loan from Tottenham, leaving the door open for a late Premier League switch.
The catalyst here is loud and public. After Chelsea edged Fulham 3-2, Sky Sports pundits Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher criticized starting goalkeeper Robert Sanchez and highlighted the urgent need for Chelsea to sign an experienced, proven number one before the transfer deadline — and both name-checked Martínez as exactly that type of signing. When a World Cup-winning goalkeeper is publicly floated as the fix for a side's most-scrutinised position, the betting market listens, and the Chelsea Emiliano Martinez Club After Summer Transfer Window odds have moved sharply in response.
The other half of the story sits at Villa Park. Emery has acknowledged Martínez expressed a desire to seek a new destination, leaving him out of early matchday squads as Zion Suzuki arrived as the replacement. That combination — a keeper who wants out and a club that has already lined up his successor — is what makes a late deal plausible, and it is why Chelsea have shortened so sharply rather than drifting, with the best Emiliano Martinez latest odds on the Blues currently sitting at 6/4 with Paddy Power, Bet365 and Skybet.
Chelsea Emiliano Martinez Club After Summer Transfer Window odds
Best odds on Chelsea in the Club After Summer Transfer Window market are 4/6 with bet365.
Last updated: 26 August 2026, 09:50 UK time
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Who is favourite to sign Emiliano Martinez this summer?
An Aston Villa stay remains high in the Club After Summer Transfer Window market, the odds have lengthened to 5/2. Chelsea have taken strong control of the market, shortening to 4/6 favorites as the Blues carry all the momentum heading toward the September 1, 2026 deadline. Behind the top two, the remaining options trail significantly at double-digit prices.
Chelsea – Shortened to 4/6 favourites over the past couple of days.
Aston Villa – 5/2 to remain at Villa Park beyond this window.
Totenham – 10/1 with Bet Victor, though the collapse of the Juventus deal has dented that route considerably.
Juventus – 10/1
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Where will Emiliano Martinez sign next?
Everything points towards a late, decisive week. Chelsea are actively weighing their goalkeeping options ahead of the September deadline after the public call-outs over Robert Sanchez's display against Fulham, and with Martínez wanting out of Villa and his Juventus move dead, the pieces line up for exactly the kind of switch Neville called for. The market has made its read — Chelsea are the movers here — and with the window shutting on September 1, 2026, expect resolution one way or the other in a matter of days.
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