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title: "Martinez reveals he would be willing to leave Arsenal – should they keep him?"
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published: "2019-10-09T08:00:34Z"
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# Martinez reveals he would be willing to leave Arsenal – should they keep him?

Arsenal goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez has confirmed that he would be ready to leave the club to pursue first-team football elsewhere.

[Speaking to Clarin, as cited on HITC](https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2019/10/09/emiliano-martinez-admits-why-he-could-leave-arsenal/), Martinez explained his desire to play as regularly as possible.

> Unai Emery, the current coach, wanted to see me and was very surprised with me. In fact, I stayed because I knew I had real chances; otherwise, I would have gone to play somewhere else.
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> London is very nice, I’m comfortable, but I’m not staying in comfort. And if I had to go somewhere else to play, I would do it.

Would Arsenal be making a mistake by letting him go?

### Read Arsenal verdict

Martinez has proven himself to be a very dependable number two this season and he should be given more first-team opportunities.

It looks like that will be the case in both the cup competitions and the Europa League.

![Dan Istitene/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1178831368-1.jpg)

When he has been called upon this season, he has been impressive between the sticks and that gives the Gunners some much-needed strength in depth.

The club opted not to sign a replacement when Petr Cech retired at the end of last season, so clearly they have some faith in Martinez – Emery now just needs to manage his goalkeepers carefully to keep them both happy – which is easier said than done!