{"id":4555,"date":"2025-05-25T02:27:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T02:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/05\/25\/aston-villa-gets-green-light-to-sign-great-rivals-as-the-deal-approaches\/"},"modified":"2025-05-25T02:27:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T02:27:10","slug":"aston-villa-gets-green-light-to-sign-great-rivals-as-the-deal-approaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/05\/25\/aston-villa-gets-green-light-to-sign-great-rivals-as-the-deal-approaches\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Villa gets green light to sign &#8220;great&#8221; rivals as the deal approaches"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/05\/25\/aston-villa-gets-green-light-to-sign-great-rivals-as-the-deal-approaches\/#Goalkeeper_search_continues_for_Aston_Villa\" >Goalkeeper search continues for Aston Villa<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/05\/25\/aston-villa-gets-green-light-to-sign-great-rivals-as-the-deal-approaches\/#Aston_Villa_receives_a_green_light_to_sign_Kelleher\" >Aston Villa receives a green light to sign Kelleher<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/05\/25\/aston-villa-gets-green-light-to-sign-great-rivals-as-the-deal-approaches\/#Aston_Villa_in_pole_position_discusses_to_sign_%E2%80%9Cstrong%E2%80%9D_18_year_old_sense\" >Aston Villa in pole position discusses to sign &#8220;strong&#8221; 18 year old sense<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Aston Villa was reportedly given a green light to sign a shotstopper in the Premier League as Emiliano Martinez appears to have said tearful farewell to Villa Park last week.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"aston-villa-39-s-goalkeeper-search-continues\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Goalkeeper_search_continues_for_Aston_Villa\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Goalkeeper search continues for Aston Villa<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>All signs point to the end after Aston Villa and Martinez were portrayed as saying emotional farewells to home fans after their last victory over Tottenham Hotspur. Unai Emery also failed to rule out goalkeepers who only add to the belief that goalkeepers will play his football elsewhere next season.<\/p>\n<p>The villa boss told reporters<em>: &#8220;We&#8217;ll see. Of course it&#8217;s here (this season) here (this season) and I don&#8217;t know. We&#8217;ll see about the team, the players, but of course they&#8217;re responding on the field.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Rumors have been circulating since that potential goodbye. Atletico Madrid and Barcelona are already linked to Martinez&#8217;s move, but Villa himself has turned to a No. 1 replacement.<\/p>\n<p>Names such as Lucas Chevalier have already been mentioned as certainly a great move for both Losc Lille Star and Villa Park. One of the most promising young goalkeepers, the big question is whether the villain can win the race for his signature.<\/p>\n<p>    Meanwhile, Espanyol&#8217;s Joan Garcia is also the name that has been in the headlines recently. A talented goalkeeper like Chevalier is fantastic this season and is one of the few options that can be seamlessly replaced by Midland&#8217;s Martinez.<\/p>\n<p>But amidst the competition for both of these players, Villa may still resort to options much closer to their home, amid reports that she received a huge boost to pursue a Premier League-winning goalkeeper before the summer window.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"aston-villa-receive-green-light-to-sign-kelleher\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Aston_Villa_receives_a_green_light_to_sign_Kelleher\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Aston Villa receives a green light to sign Kelleher<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to a soccer insider, Aston Villa is currently being given a green light to sign Khaoimhin Kelehar by his current club, Liverpool. The Reds have Giorgi Mamaldashvili on the way, and Alison Becker has already called out. This means that the door has opened for Kelleher to depart.<\/p>\n<p>Already considered high on the Villa target list, the Irishman often stepped up in Allison amid his injury issues, leaving Merseyside, who had stepped up in Allison&#8217;s place of action every time he was given the opportunity to appear in many Wembley finals, leaving the cult heroes somewhat of a Merseyside.<\/p>\n<p>But he is now ready to become an uncontroversial No. 1, and the latest claims suggest that Liverpool will &#8220;accept the right offer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<p>Premier League statistics 24\/25 (via FBREF)<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<p>Keelher Keelher<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<p>Emiliano Martinez<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>start<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>36<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Stored about 90<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2.40<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2.60<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Save percentage<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>67.6%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>67.9%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>A beautiful sheet<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>By comparison, it is clear that Liverpool men are not a serious downgrade to Martinez. In fact, at age 26, there is a debate that if Kelleher pushes from here in the coming years, he could still be better than the Argentine shot stopper.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"15c3-4432-ba27d07c1065\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"w-img \"><\/div>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\">Related<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Aston_Villa_in_pole_position_discusses_to_sign_%E2%80%9Cstrong%E2%80%9D_18_year_old_sense\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tAston Villa in pole position discusses to sign &#8220;strong&#8221; 18 year old sense<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">He is a rising star.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Called &#8220;fantastic&#8221; by Premier League legend David Seaman following last season&#8217;s Carabao Cup final exhibition, Kelleher is ready to get the chance to give him a moment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aston Villa was reportedly given a green light to sign a shotstopper in the Premier League as Emiliano Martinez appears to have said tearful farewell to Villa Park last week. 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