Why I left Arsenal – Villa goalkeeper, Martinez

Aston Villa shot stopper Emiliano Martinez has opened up about the time he left Arsenal.

Martinez was the no.2 keeper at the Gunners behind Berno Leno when he chose to move on.

Rather than continue to fight for his place, he decided to try his luck at Villa instead.

Martinez recounted on his Arsenal career, per the Fozcast: “So Arsene Wenger, the legend, was standing in front of you, you’re going to be my number one (but) he was signing me, contract and money wise, like a number two and I was number three.”

“(Unai Emery said) ‘Emi look, I give you this because I’m thinking you’re going to be my number one’.

“When he left, I was 23, 24 and then I went on loan to Getafe where I didn’t play and then Unai Emery came in and was like sorry mate but you played for Rotherham, Sheffield Wednesday, you know, teams that he didn’t even know.”