Emiliano 'Dibu' Martínez did not play this Sunday against Brighton. The Argentine goalkeeper was left out of the Aston Villa squad while he continues trying to find a way out of the club, a situation that leaves his future up in the air just days before the transfer market closes.
The absence of the world champion does not respond this time to an injury. Unai Emery decided not to include him among the summoned for the league debut and opted for Marco Bizot as the starter, with Zion Suzuki as the substitute.
Emery leaves the Argentine out
Martínez's future in Birmingham has been marked for weeks by rumors of departure. Emery himself has acknowledged that the goalkeeper wants to leave Aston Villa, while the club seeks solutions before the market closes.
The team has also strengthened the goal with the addition of the Japanese Zion Suzuki, a move that increases doubts about the role Martínez will have in this season's project.
Aston Villa seeks an exit
Martínez was linked with a possible signing by Juventus, but that operation ultimately did not materialize due to economic differences between the clubs. The future of the Argentine goalkeeper remains, therefore, open as he seeks a new destination.
The absence against Brighton represents a new chapter in the situation of the goalkeeper, who in recent years had become one of the most important pieces of Aston Villa.
The Argentine will now have to wait to know what his next destination will be before the market closes, while Emery has already started the season without counting on him.