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Emi Martinez is a wally – but he might be Chelsea’s smartest summer buy

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Kevin MacLeod · incompetech.com · CC BY 4.0
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The Telegraph reports Chelsea signed goalkeeper Emi Martinez for £7.5m this summer, betting that his history of erratic, sometimes reckless moments will be outweighed by decisive contributions in a position the club has struggled to fill. The piece frames the transfer as a calculated gamble on a player whose talent and unpredictability are both well established.

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