Darren Bent shares why Chelsea could sign Aston Villa star for £150,000-a-week

Chelsea have been indicated to possibly sign an esteemed member of Aston VillaIt starts at eleven, with a talkSPORT expert Darren Bent explaining why a move to Stamford Bridge could be on the cards for him.

Enzo Maresca “happy” with Chelsea despite 0-0 draw at Everton

manager Enzo Maresca heaped praise on his Chelsea players following their 0-0 draw at Everton on Sunday, despite the club’s imperious winning streak coming to an end at Goodison Park against a determined home side.

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Chelsea had reigned victorious in eight of their previous eight games on the turn in all competitions, but the Blues were forced to settle for a point on Merseyside as they dropped points in the Premier League race for the title.

Maresca’s men finished the game with 75 per cent possession, attempting 642 passes to Everton’s 209, with Sean Dyche’s side closing up shop from the outset and making life extremely difficult for them going forward.

With that in mind, the Chelsea boss claimed he was even more pleased with his performance against Everton than he was during the 2-1 home win against Brentford the previous weekend.

“I’m absolutely happy,” he said Maresca on Chelsea’s stalemate at Everton.

“I’ve just said to the players that I’m happier today than the Brentford game. The reason is because I was quite worried about the game today – a complicated game, a complicated stadium, a complicated team.

“Defensively they are the best. They are one of the top five teams in Europe in terms of clean sheets. It is difficult for you to create chances against them and it was not an easy game. You have to cope and you have to learn to play different matches, long balls, set pieces.

“Like I said, happier today than the Brentford game. For sure we prepared the game like we always do to try and win the game, but sometimes there’s another team trying to do the same, so we’re happy today.”

Current number one goalkeeper Robert Sanchez had very little to do in the Chelsea net, with Maresca’s backlog of strikers in Filip Jorgensen, Marcus Bettinelli and Lucas Bergstrom forced to watch from the sidelines in anticipation of their own opportunities.

Darren Bent explains why Chelsea could sign Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez

The club has many options at its disposal in this regard, with £150,000 per week Outcast Kepa Arrizabalaga is also on loan at Bournemouth right now.

Surely Chelsea’s last need isn’t another body in that area, but talkSPORT’s Bent has suggested that Chelsea could try to sign the Aston Villa star. Emiliano Martinez.

The £150,000 per week The Argentine, who helped his country win the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, recently put pen to paper on a new deal, but Bent believes a The new landing spot at Chelsea is entirely possible for Martinez.

“I wonder if Aston Villa won’t be back in the Champions League.” Bent said talkSPORT (via the subway).

“I know he signed a new contract, but could he go? The fact is he could play for almost any team he wanted. Chelsea could get him.”

The 32-year-old is a key player for Unai Emery and a leader in Villa’s dressing room, so the club are highly unlikely to let him go, especially given his contract extension.

“He has played an important role in bringing Villa back to Europe,” said the former Bolton goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen.

“I like him a lot, he’s big, he’s strong, he’s fast, he’s great on the ball, he’s got it all, honestly. I love the commander he is in his box – he’s aggressive when he needs to be aggressive.”