Inter Milan have had a £13million bid rejected for Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, according to reports.
The Serie A giants are in the market for a new No 1 following the departure of Andre Onana, who joined Manchester United for £43m last week.
According to TyC Sports, Inter have made contact with Martinez's representatives although they have had a first offer rejected by Villa.
The report states they will return with an improved offer and are 'optimistic' a deal will be agreed for the Argentina international, with Unai Emery's side keen to 'get double' the first offer.
Chelsea are also said to be in the race for Martinez, as per the Mirror, as Mauricio Pochettino eyes a replacement for current first choice Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Martinez shot himself into global stardom last year with a series of decisive performances as Argentina won their first World Cup since 1986.
Having joined Villa from Arsenal three years ago, he has enjoyed a remarkable upturn in fortunes in his club career - an uptick that has no doubt fed into his national team career.
However, there have been signs this season that his relationship with Unai Emery, a former manager of his at Arsenal, has not been all rosy.
Following Martinez's lurid antics after Argentina's World Cup triumph, which saw him goad Kylian Mbappe after lifting the trophy, Emery appeared to suggest he was not an enormous admirer of his behaviour and said he would speak to him about his actions.
'When you have great emotions it is difficult to control,' Emery said at the time. 'I'll talk to him next week about some celebrations. I respect that he is with his team.
'When he is with us, under our responsibility, we will be able to talk to him.'
Martinez, who signed a new five-year contract last year, also threw doubts into his future at the club earlier this year, claiming he would like to win the Champions League but it 'will be difficult' to do so at Aston Villa.
'I have the feeling that today I have the level to play in the Champions League and try to win it,' he said.
'I would like to win a title with Aston Villa. You should never lose hope. I would like to [win the Champions League] with Aston Villa, but it will be difficult because the club is still in its growth phase.'
Biwbmnstuz
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😱😱😱🤣🤣
Docbcep
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love you
juwbcty
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🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷
Sheringbhutan
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One of the best goal keeper of his generation
Sheringbhutan
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£13 for Martinez is too low Pay at least £20
bdmadrid
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Messi won it, scoring goals in almost every match from start to end, except one or 2, so you have no point
u mean those scripted penalties in every match?
Yorokiri
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inter like to price cheap but love to sell expensive...
ANK3430
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Martinez is worth 10 KEPAs. Show some respect Milan, the guy is a winner at all cost
vuuadlnsyz
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inter wanna sign another problem to replace the lost problem 😄😄🤭 problem to problem 🤨
tehacilrst
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it's an insult to Aston Villa to offer him at 13
Etilomi0147
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Chelsea should sign this man for crying out loud🙏🙏
Firemoonrocks
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Lol
cusblnorz
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Inter Milan is a broke club, they want to use Onana £47million to buy like 4 players
cusblnorz
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this Italian clubs are so useless, they will sell their one season wonders for big money and expect to buy from English club with peanut.. imagine they Onana for £47million player they bought for free and asking David Degae to join them for free again so as to sell him for another £50million thunder.
MaddyKotagiri
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13m is a joke, you can’t even buy Lukaku for that price 😆
hasbcdmtz
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imagine Inter Milan. they are joker
Sayandeepboss
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43 million for banana and 13 million for emareld? shame
002snakei
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pay 65 to 70 million euros pal
Herve2
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can you imagine £13 million for world cup winner ,but they sold Onana for £45 Million
Sosdmnost
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good for them useless team they sold onana to us for €47 m for them to pay good money for the replacement is problem for them
lostylosty
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Inter must pay higher ''he is world cup winner''.At the same time Martinez deserves champions league football
Jehblmnpuz
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Inter seems bankrupt 🙄
Wetcdimoy
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onana 47, dibu 13 too clever villa knows
Yaodimrs
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if they're ready for business they should add 20m to the money Man Utd pays them for Onana
sure 🙌🙌
kababdimpy
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Typical Inter.
cithard
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is inter are aware Martinez won world classic 🏆🏆?
ChiloWest
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well done Villa you can't sell a world cup winner at 13m what kind of playing is that 🤩🤩🤩
Newsaint6_
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if they're ready for business they should add 20m to the money Man Utd pays them for Onana
mesaceklpr
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Sold onana for 50m n bid the best keeper today for 13m?🤣
Newsaint6_
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I guess this is what makes Inter to see Aston villa as a English league two team
LobbyWilliams
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Who can tell me the difference between inter and armed robber
daheimpsty
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its a robbery
TheOddOne
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Emil Martinez would be worth £50M in my opinion
wouceilnrt
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useless team inter, they can buy cheap and sell on high
Charlesborn
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who in this world accepts insult?
yohdiklu
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Messi won it, scoring goals in almost every match from start to end, except one or 2, so you have no point
most of them were penalties though.
Zutacdkmr
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Italy teams think EPL teams are stupid or what. Try another strategy
MijanMa
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Tell them 80m
with three more players??
S100K
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Inter Milan thought they're smart, you sold a player (Onana) you signed for free just last season to United for £43m and you want to sign Martinez who's under contract for £13m. Greedy A$$.
Biycdeiknt
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guess FIFA should appoint an association to look into INTER MILLAN problem... getting players for free and convince them to sign even on loan but selling in HUGE FEE..
english are idiots anyway ...go for it inter....
Cjaysports
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You sold for 47m and want to buy for 13m what do inter take English people for?
Nihbdknpy
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guess FIFA should appoint an association to look into INTER MILLAN problem... getting players for free and convince them to sign even on loan but selling in HUGE FEE..
MoeKamari
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13?? they try to thrift shop ??
suwaeiost
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why can't we sign this keeper. is Kepa going to be the only keeper in Chelsea this season. they sign him or De Gea
but u don't play UCL I don't he will agree
Kkrexuke
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obviously. everyone knows Inter earned 46M from onana sale . to bid 13M for a WC winning GK and golden glove of the tournament is disgraceful.
Josiah_eaa
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Inter must be stuck in the 2005 transfer market if they think 13m will get them a decent keeper. And they are armed robbers for selling Onana for 60m and wanting to buy a replacement for 13m
beuekopuz
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Inter Milan is stupid and disrespectful to Aston Villa, Onana for 60m, and you want to sign Martinez for 13m a World Cup winner for that matter, something is wrong with you
that is how they want to buy Lukaku cheaply from Chelsea after selling him to the same Chelsea a100m two seasons ago one of which was spent at Inter
beuekopuz
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why can't we sign this keeper. is Kepa going to be the only keeper in Chelsea this season. they sign him or De Gea
Chynq
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Tell them 80m
Zuzenoprty
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inter na comedy club