{
  "id": 7499314,
  "title": "Why was Martinez sold to Chelsea 'on the cheap'?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/why-was-martinez-sold-to-chelsea-on-the-cheap",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-15T07:08:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/why-martinez-sold-chelsea-cheap-070850345.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The question as to why Aston Villa sold goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez so \"cheaply\" to Chelsea this summer has been the subject of several questions sent in via our Ask Me Anything form for the West Midlands club. On the face of it a deal worth £7.5m to sell a World Cup winner and Villa's best goalkeeper in the Premier League era does look a steal.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}