Summary of what happened today in the Emi Martínez deal from Fabrizio Romano:
◉ It was a day—actually, I can say it was a weekend approaching madness in the Emi Martínez saga, because almost everything happened in it.
◉ Juventus made their move today, as the Juventus management contacted Aston Villa in the morning. On the same morning, Emi Martínez underwent additional checks on his finger to assess his condition.
◉ Juventus is sticking to two paths; in the late morning, Juventus informed Aston Villa: We are interested in Emi Martínez on two conditions—the first is that the player is physically available, and the second is that the price is the same as the one set months ago.
◉ In other words, Juventus was not prepared to sign Emi and meet Aston Villa's initial demands given these physical doubts.
Juventus said they would only move to sign the player:
◉ A If he is physically fit.
◉ B If you accept the previously offered terms from June, which is the famous 6 or 7 million euros that Aston Villa never accepted.
◉ Juventus believed that with these doubts about his physical condition, they might be able to negotiate a financial discount. 6 to 7 million plus bonuses in this case. In other words, Juventus was offering Aston Villa additional bonuses to try to bridge viewpoints and attempt to close the deal quickly.
◉ But Aston Villa, and specifically the club's owners—this goes beyond management, beyond sporting director Roberto Ayala, and even beyond coach Unai Emery—stopped everything. Aston Villa's owners made it clear that Emi Martínez will not leave for 6 or 7 million plus one or two or three million in bonuses. And therefore, Aston Villa is halting Emi's departure, and Juventus decided this evening not to proceed under these terms.
◉ Juventus personally contacted Emi, his agents, and his brother to inform them of this decision, and with some regret, because Juventus believed they could gift Emi Martínez to Spalletti. But on one hand, there's the physical side that needs verification, and on the other hand, there's the price that's still far too distant, so Juventus withdrew.
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