It’s not so common to see a player cross the North London divide and pull on shirts of both Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, but goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez could become one of them. The Aston Villa stopper is on the Cockerels’ radar as a potential successor to their captain Hugo Lloris.The Foxes gunned down in their own lair – Arteta tightens things upThe Argentina international joined the Gunners as a teenager and spent ten years there before heading to Villa in a $19.14 million deal in September 2020. But the Independent reports that Spurs are interested in signing Martinez as a replacement for Hugo Lloris if the Frenchman departs at the end of the season.Managing director Fabio Paratici is looking into the possibility of striking a deal that is likely to be costly and difficult to pull off, given Villa’s likely resistance to a sale. Other options being considered are out of favour Napoli keeper Alex Meret, Real Sociedad’s Alex Remiro and Sam Johnstone of West Brom.Argentina and Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez has travelled to Argentina due to a family emergency. He posted a picture of himself with his father in the hospital. pic.twitter.com/e0fXbxzecq— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) October 28, 2021 He followed that up by being Argentina’s first-choice keeper in their triumphant Copa America campaign over the summer. He kept four clean sheets, including one in the final against Brazil, and saved three penalties in a semi-final shoot-out victory over Colombia.There is, of course, no guarantee that Spurs’ current number one, World Cup winner Lloris, is ready to move on. The 34-year-old is out of contract at the end of the season but remains the club captain, and he’s played every minute of their league campaign so far this season.Saturday, 19.30: (2.95) Tottenham (3.40) Man.Utd. (2.60)Should Martinez join Spurs, he would join Emmanuel Adebayor, William Gallas and Sol Campbell, three of the eight players ever to play for both clubs in the North London derby.
