Emiliano Martinez says Arsenal did not deserve to keep him

Emiliano Martinez says he loves every little thing about Arsenal however admits he by no means felt trusted by Mikel Arteta.

Martinez impressed in the direction of the tip of final season when he deputised for the injured Bernd Leno however Arsenal took the choice to promote the Argentine to Aston Villa for £17 million final summer time.

The 28-year-old has continued his stable type at Villa and has performed a key function within the membership’s sturdy Premier League marketing campaign up to now.

And Martinez has revealed that he felt Arsenal did not deserve him due to how they handled him.

‘I really like every little thing about Arsenal,’ Martinez advised Sky Sports.

‘I still love them and I’m nonetheless watching the video games, however I simply felt like they didn’t belief me like they need to have.

‘That’s the truth as a result of they stored shopping for goalkeepers to go in entrance of me and I used to be the goalkeeper from the academy.

‘When I was on a high, I still felt like they didn’t deserve me due to the way in which they had been treating me. They couldn’t assure me the video games I wanted so I assumed that in the event that they couldn’t assure me the video games I wanted, then I’m transferring on.

‘They didn’t say to me that I wasn’t going to play, they simply didn’t assure me the video games that I wished to play.

‘So, after 10 years, I decided to leave, and it was very difficult. My family didn’t perceive why I used to be leaving once I was at such a superb degree at Arsenal, however it was my resolution to go away and I’m actually proud I did it.

‘It was a gamble, but I always believe that if you stay in the comfort zone, you will never reach anything in life. I decided to take the step up.’

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