Juventus ready to gamble on injured Martinez with £6m offer

Juventus are hopeful of signing Emiliano Martinez from Aston Villa despite doubts over a finger injury.

The Serie A club are prepared to make an initial offer of about £6million, plus performance-related bonuses.

Martinez’s advisors had agreed terms with Juventus intermediaries earlier in the summer and if the Argentina goalkeeper completes his move to Turin, he can expect to earn about £200,000 a week - a significant rise on his current deal at Villa which is around the £130,000-a-week mark.

Villa are confident of replacing Martinez with Parma goalkeeper Zion Suzuki, who is likely to cost up to £30m - but would earn substantially less than Martinez.

The Serie A club are prepared to make an initial offer of about £6million for Martinez, plus performance-related bonuses

The Serie A club are prepared to make an initial offer of about £6million for Martinez, plus performance-related bonuses

If Martinez leaves, then Villa would have sold three of their top earners - Youri Tielemans, Lucas Digne and Martinez himself.

This gives them breathing space with UEFA spending rules but also leaves the side lacking seniority, especially with Arsenal expected to make another move for Ezri Konsa this week.

Arsenal’s latest proposal was about £40m which would does not come close to Villa’s £60m valuation.