Goalie Emi Martinez of Aston Villa says he would like to represent Argentina in the Olympics.

Argentina defeated Brazil in a playoff to earn a spot at the Paris Games.

Olympics victory is what I miss most about the national team, World Cup winner Martinez said to DirecTV Sports.

In addition, the Villa goalkeeper wished to make it clear that he has no intention of taking someone else’s spot.

“We have to make room for the boys if we perform well in the Copa América and win it. Young players always need a chance.”

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Birmingham’s Aston Villa newsactive as of January’s signing Following his departure from Arsenal, Lino Sousa settles in at Plymouth after a hectic few weeks.
After a “surreal” few weeks in which he left Arsenal for Aston Villa and then signed a loan deal with Plymouth Argyle on deadline day last month, Lino Sousa is handling everything with aplomb.

The 19-year-old was once targeted by the team back in 2022 when he was at West Bromwich Albion, and he signed a long-term contract with Villa. He will spend the remainder of the season at Plymouth under Ian Foster before joining Unai Emery’s first team in the summer.

Earlier this month, Sousa made his debut as a late substitute in the 1-0 victory away to Swansea City. On Saturday, he also made an appearance off the bench in the Pilgrims’ 3-1 loss at Sunderland. The left-back is eager to focus on his game in the last few months of the season after a hectic few weeks.

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“I felt like Villa gave me the right platform and the right plan to go ahead and do that, so that’s why I made that deliberate decision to leave,” the player stated, as reported by PlymouthLive: “I wanted to get out and play first team football, whether that was at Arsenal or elsewhere.