Done deal · 2026

Emiliano Martínez completes €9m move to Chelsea

Aston Villa → Chelsea · €9m · Value €10m · Confirmed

Confirmed 30 Aug 2026

Emiliano Martínez, a goalkeeper, has completed a move from Aston Villa to Chelsea for €9m, confirmed 30 Aug 2026. The deal is now settled in Transfer Tracker's Done Deals record.

Who broke it: Cesar Luis Merlo, 27 Aug 2026, 2 days before completion.

How the deal happened

• Interest · not reported
• Talks · 27 Aug 2026 · Cesar Luis Merlo, Fabrizio Romano
• Agreed · 27 Aug 2026 · Matt Law, David Ornstein, Gianluca Di Marzio, Ben Jacobs, Guardian Sport
• Here we go · 27 Aug 2026 · Fabrizio Romano, Gaston Edul, Cesar Luis Merlo, Nizaar Kinsella, BBC Sport
• Signed · 30 Aug 2026 · Ben Jacobs, Nizaar Kinsella, Fabrizio Romano, Sky Sports News, Guardian Sport, German Garcia Grova

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