Emiliano Martinez claims leaving Arsenal for Aston Villa is a "step up"

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Emiliano Martinez has somewhat surprisingly claimed that joining Aston Villa from Arsenal is a "step up" in his career. The Argentinean goalkeeper joined Dean Smith's side last month for a fee of £20m and has settled in well at Villa Park, keeping two clean sheets in his first two games.

Some Arsenal supporters were unhappy with the decision to sell Martinez following his superb performances at the latter end of last season while Bernd Leno was injured.

But speaking to Sky Sports Martinez insisted he had to leave for the sake of his career. "I'm in the best shape of my career and when I didn't have the security of that game time, I wasn't sure about staying," Martinez said. "I'm fighting to be Argentina's number one, that's my dream. "Ast