Juventus are interested in signing Emiliano Martínez of Aston Villa.
The Italian club could be looking to sign the Argentine. According to Gianluca Di Marzio, Juventus are looking to sign a goalkeeper and Emiliano Martínez is one of the names being mentioned.
Negotiations are underway between Emilian’s entourage and the club but no agreement has been reached. His agent is set to arrive in Italy on Saturday.
Emiliano Martínez is presently with the Argentina national team.
Lionel Messi is set to play for Argentina against Iceland.
Messi did not play for Argentina in their 2-0 win vs. Honduras but he could be getting some minutes against Iceland on Tuesday. According to Fernando Czyz, Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni is considering giving Messi some minutes in Tuesday’s match.
The 38 year old missed Argentina’s match against Honduras due to fitness issues.
Marcos Senesi is training in case he is called up to the Argentina national team for the World Cup.
Senesi was not picked for Argentina’s World Cup team but the player has been training should he be picked. According to ESPN Argentina, the 29 year old is training between three and four times a week with a physical therapist and a personal trainer.
Leonardo Balerdi is out injured and will miss the World Cup as Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni is going to call up a replacement.
Leandro Paredes spoke about the World Cup with the Argentina national team.
Paredes was part of the Argentina national team that won the 2022 World Cup and is part of the team for this World Cup. Speaking in an interview with Pollo Alvarez, here is what he had to say:
“This World Cup finds me much greater, much more mature and surely, that makes me much calmer. We will try to compete once more the same way that we did at the last World Cup.
“We will try to be at the height of what our country deserves, this shirt. The last World Cup, there were also national teams that came better than us, in terms of play, in terms of physical levels and we showed that we always compete.
“It doesn’t bother me at all how the other national teams are doing. Recently, we played Brazil at home with Vinicius, Raphinha and Rodrygo and I believe we had one of our best matches of this cycle. The opponent never bothers us, we think about ourselves.
“There are many favorites. There are very good national teams, national teams that arrive very well. I don’t take myself out of that but our goal is to compete.”
Exequiel Palacios is fighting for a place to start for Argentina against Algeria at the World Cup.
Palacios started for Argentina in their 2-0 win against Honduras and is fighting for a spot to start against Algeria. According to Diego Monroig, the 27 year old is fighting for a place in the starting eleven for Argentina.
He could start in midfield with Rodrigo De Paul, Alexis Mac Allister and Enzo Fernández.
