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da pinup bet： Arsenal are expected to make Emiliano Martinez their number two goalkeeper behind Bernd Leno for next season, after it was revealed by The Sun that they cannot afford to replace the veteran stopper after he leaves.
What’s the word, then?
It isn’t much of a secret that the Gunners don’t have a huge sum of cash to spend this summer – it has been reported that Unai Emery will have just £40m to spend if he does not achieve Champions League qualification.
As a result of that, it looks unlikely that the north London-based side will spend a large sum on replacing the retiring Cech, especially seeing as they splashed out almost £20m on German stopper Leno last summer.
Martinez has only ever made 14 appearances for Arsenal since arriving at the club back in 2012, and has been sent out on loan to six different clubs throughout his time in England – he is currently with Championship side Reading, who are in danger of relegation to League One.
Embarrassing for Arsenal
For a club of Arsenal’s size to be happy to embark on a season of football with Leno and Martinez as their only two goalkeepers is, quite frankly, embarrassing.
Given the fact that such a significant sum was spent on bringing Leno to the club, it is understandable why Emery is keen to make him the outright number one, but even then, the former Bayer Leverkusen stopper has been fairly error-prone this season.
Despite Leno’s recent run in between the sticks, Cech has still made 13 appearances this season, suggesting that Emery doesn’t have complete trust in Leno.
As for 26-year-old Martinez, there is no way that a player who has made such little impact since arriving, and had only limited influence on proceedings at other clubs whilst out on loan, should be rewarded with the understudy berth.
The Gunners even have David Ospina out on loan, who would be a significantly better option than Martinez to be Leno’s understudy – Arsenal’s current goalkeeping situation is a mess, and they will have no one else to blame other than themselves if it costs them next season.