If Alisson Becker leaves Anfield, Liverpool apparently aren't planning to go quietly in the replacement market. According to CaughtOffside, the club have identified Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez as a potential successor — a move that would be bold, expensive, and almost certainly contentious on both sides of Birmingham.
Emiliano Martinez — Aston Villa, Argentina, World Cup winner.
Martinez has been one of the Premier League's standout goalkeepers since joining Villa from Arsenal in 2020. He's won the World Cup with Argentina, collected the Golden Glove at Qatar 2022, and established himself as one of the more theatrical — and effective — shot-stoppers in the division. Villa would not let him go cheaply, or quietly.
Liverpool, according to CaughtOffside, are keeping tabs on Martinez in the context of Alisson's future. The Brazilian has been at Anfield since 2018 and is widely regarded as one of the best goalkeepers of his generation — so the fact his name is even appearing in departure conversations is significant in itself.
CaughtOffside, published 12 May 2026. No corroboration from a second outlet at time of writing.
This is social-rumour territory for now. CaughtOffside regularly publishes speculative transfer content, and this piece presents both the Juventus interest in Alisson and Liverpool's interest in Martinez as possibilities rather than confirmed developments. One source, no follow-up — treat with appropriate scepticism until a more established outlet picks it up.
The report links Juventus with a move for Alisson, which would in turn prompt Liverpool to look at replacements. Martinez is named as a candidate Arne Slot's side are considering. No fee, no contract length, and no direct quotes from any party are cited.
On paper, the logic isn't absurd. Martinez is proven at the highest level, Premier League-acclimatised, and in his early thirties — the right age for a goalkeeper stepping into a big role. Liverpool replacing a legend with another established name rather than a project signing would be very on-brand. The wrinkle, of course, is that poaching a goalkeeper from a direct Premier League rival is the kind of move that generates friction well beyond the transfer fee.
Martinez also has form for making himself the story — and at Liverpool, the goalkeeper is expected to be the solution, not the subplot.
Quite a lot. Juventus would need to firm up and table an offer for Alisson. Liverpool would need to decide Martinez is their man. Villa would need to agree to sell. None of those dominoes have publicly fallen. Until a tier-one outlet — Romano, Ornstein, The Athletic — picks this up, it stays firmly in the watch-and-wait column.
If Alisson Becker leaves Anfield, Liverpool apparently aren't planning to go quietly in the replacement market. According to CaughtOffside, the club have identified Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez as a potential…
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