Dibu Martinez-Juve, deal agreed: only Aston Villa's green light missing

Sky Sport and Eurosport confirm it: Juventus have reached an agreement with Emiliano 'Dibu' Martínez. To get it over the line, a deal with Aston Villa is still needed — according to La Gazzetta dello Sport the Villans want €15m, while Juve are negotiating a discount.

The trail started quietly in recent days, when Sky Sport listed the Aston Villa goalkeeper among Juventus' hot files alongside the Sørloth pursuit up front. Within hours, Emiliano Martínez went from idea to concrete target: La Gazzetta dello Sport described a Juve going 'all in' on Dibu, while noting from the start that a discount from the English club would be needed to close the deal.

The acceleration came on 9 June. Oggi Sport Notizie reported ongoing contacts between the Bianconeri hierarchy and the goalkeeper's entourage, while in the evening Gazzetta wrote that the move 'can now happen': Aston Villa are asking for €15m and the negotiation hinges on the transfer fee.

The breakthrough came from Sky Sport, in the night between 9 and 10 June: agreement reached between Juventus and Dibu Martinez. Eurosport confirmed the deal with the player shortly afterwards, specifying that an agreement with Aston Villa is now required. In the following hours SNAI sportnews and Planetwin365 news also relayed the Argentine's 'yes', outlining what is still missing.

The current state of play: terms agreed with the player, club-to-club talks still open. The sticking point is the gap between Villa's €15m asking price and Juve's offer, with the Bianconeri working on a discount. Nothing is official yet: the deal is at the confirmed stage but not done.

Meanwhile Gazzetta dedicated a profile to Dibu as a 'mad and brilliant goalkeeper' — the penalty trash talking, the work with a psychologist, ten years as a backup before his breakthrough — calling him Juventus' number-one target for the goal. Eurosport, for its part, explained why the Argentine could be the right keeper for Juve's future, in a Bianconeri market that is also moving up front with the parallel Sørloth negotiation.

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