{"id":5068,"date":"2026-10-31T15:17:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T15:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/31\/broken-finger-cost-me-serie-a-move-before-chelsea-transfer-martinez\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T15:17:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T15:17:37","slug":"broken-finger-cost-me-serie-a-move-before-chelsea-transfer-martinez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/31\/broken-finger-cost-me-serie-a-move-before-chelsea-transfer-martinez\/","title":{"rendered":"Broken Finger Cost Me Serie A Move Before Chelsea Transfer &#8211;Martinez"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea goalkeeper Mart\u00ednez has disclosed that he delayed necessary surgery on a broken finger to ensure he could represent Argentina at the World Cup, following crucial support from manager Lionel Scaloni.<\/p>\n<p>To protect the injury, sports gear brand Adidas supplied Mart\u00ednez with a specialized glove. However, the shot-stopper admitted the protective wear impaired his grip and left him battling persistent discomfort, acknowledging that the finger \u201cwill never go back to how it was.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It will never go back to how it was,\u2019 Martinez said. \u2018I am still playing with pain.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He described intense pre-tournament suffering, including sleepless nights and severe pain during basic training drills.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/2027-afconq-5-unforgettable-super-eagles-past-home-clashes-with-tanzania\/\">2027 AFCONQ: 5 Unforgettable Super Eagles\u2019 Past Home Clashes With Tanzania<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2018The day before Algeria I was diving with one arm, diving like a zombie.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018If I put my hand down I was seeing stars. It was brutal. Every single night I was crying because my finger looked like a sausage.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"csa1x-widget csbw-odds-card\" aria-label=\"Match odds\">\n<p><label class=\"csbw-oddschip\"><span class=\"csbw-oddsbar__label\">Show odds<\/span><button class=\"csbw-oddsswitch\" type=\"button\" role=\"switch\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Show odds\" data-csbw-global=\"1\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/button><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"csa1x-actions\">\n<details class=\"csa1x-tipster-details csbw-article-tips\">\n<summary class=\"csa1x-tipster-toggle\">Match prediction<\/summary>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u2018But these are the risks you take for the national team, I\u2019d do it again.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The decision to play through the injury carried major professional consequences, causing a potential summer transfer to Serie A side Juventus to collapse after X-rays confirmed the fracture.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/super-eagles-new-adidas-jerseys-to-hit-stores-in-january-2027-ahead-of-unveiling\/\">Super Eagles\u2019 New Adidas Jerseys To Hit Stores In January 2027 Ahead Of Unveiling<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2018I got an x-ray and it was broken again,\u2019 Martinez said. \u2018That is when a transfer to a club fell through because of the finger.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They said it was possible for me to play like that, that I needed surgery, but Chelsea didn\u2019t, they didn\u2019t care. One day I will need surgery.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea ultimately stepped in to secure his signing for \u00a37.5 million, unconcerned by the eventual need for surgery. Mart\u00ednez, who maintains he would make the sacrifice again for his country, is currently recovering from a broken jaw suffered in Chelsea\u2019s recent win against Everton.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Complete Sports<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea goalkeeper Mart\u00ednez has disclosed that he delayed necessary surgery on a broken finger to ensure he could represent Argentina at the World Cup, following crucial support from manager Lionel&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5069,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5068\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}