Unai Emery will want a brand new goalkeeper quickly. (Photograph by Daniela Porcelli/Getty Pictures)
Aston Villa are virtually sure to be available in the market for a brand new goalkeeper in 2026, with hypothesis rife over Emiliano Martinez’s future. They’ve additionally been linked with Man Metropolis’s James Trafford, however a extra established identify may head to Villa Park as a substitute.
Martinez stays linked with Manchester United, however may transfer to Saudi Arabia or MLS after the 2026 World Cup. Aston Villa are conscious of this and are subsequently already working to safe a alternative, with the participant in query probably being Barcelona captain Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
Aston Villa contemplating 2026 transfer for Marc-Andre ter Stegen
In response to Mundo Deportivo (by way of Sport Witness), Aston Villa have made the primary transfer in search of info relating to Ter Stegen’s potential switch and the standing of his health. The 33-year-old not too long ago made his first look of the season following again surgical procedure and carried out nicely in Barcelona’s Copa del Rey win over Guadalajara.
Regardless of that includes on this match, Ter Stegen is just not anticipated to be at Barcelona. Supervisor Hansi Flick has chosen Joao Garcia, signed from Espanyol this summer season, as his beginning goalkeeper, with former Arsenal stopper Wojciech Szczesny as his backup. So the door is open for Aston Villa to make a transfer.
Ought to Aston Villa signal Marc-Andre ter Stegen to switch Emiliano Martinez?
Ter Stegen, who has additionally attracted curiosity from Tottenham, has been in his greatest kind in a decade and can be on the prime of Aston Villa’s record in terms of changing Martinez. Nonetheless, it’s possible {that a} contract is not going to be sought till subsequent summer season because the German worldwide might want to play within the second half of the season to safe qualification for subsequent summer season’s World Cup.
