Emi Martinez reveals secret chats with John Terry and Petr Cech inspired Chelsea transfer as he backs Blues to win title

EMILIANO MARTINEZ declared Chelsea are on a mission to win the title after jumping in at the deep end. The new Blues man was announced as a £7.5million arrival from Aston Villa and went straight into the starting XI against Brighton. Emiliano Martinez is eyeing the Premier League title after joining Chelsea Credit: Reuters The goalkeeper spoke to John Terry before completing the switch Credit: AFP Martinez, 33, conceded three but helped to claim a second straight Premier League win for Xabi Alonso. The Argentine consulted Chelsea legends Petr Cech and John Terry, whose No26 shirt he has taken, before agreeing his two-year deal at Stamford Bridge. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! The 2022 World Cup winner is not afraid to set his sights high, declaring he made the switch to win the title – despite Chelsea finishing tenth last season. Martinez said: “I spoke with Chelsea legends John Terry and Petr Cech. “I know how big this club is and what we want to achieve this season. I came here to help. “I had an amazing seven years at Aston Villa. I have come here to challenge and to try and win the Premier League. “I trained only one day with the team. The guys have treated me really well in the last day or two. “I know the talent we have up front. I try to bring that solidity at the back.I know it wasn’t a perfect game. Most read in Sport SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET UP TO £100 BONUS “But in the end, winning and moving on is what we need. We’ve got 36 games left and it’s one week after another. “I am here for a reason. The front three is amazing. When we go forward, we can hurt teams. “We had a lot of chances to finish the game. Cole Palmer and Joao Pedro had chances to kill the game. At the back, we need to bring the goals down.” After his first and only training session before facing Brighton, Martinez met with Alonso to make sure he knew he was ready to go straight in. The Chelsea boss said: “With Emi, he’s a World Cup winner, 33 years old, experience all around. “I spoke with him yesterday, we talked about the game, about our team and he felt ready. Martinez reached out to Chelsea legend Petr Cech Credit: Getty “I don’t have to tell him many things to perform and even that for sure a keeper wants to have a clean sheet but I am happy with his first impact. “He has been in the building for 48 hours so now we will have the whole week to prepare for the next one. “Day-by-day we will feel his presence because he has this charisma, this aura to influence and to have a very positive connection with the rest of the team.” Martinez was kept busy, with Chelsea leading 3-0 after 32 minutes only to allow an injury-hit Brighton back in. Martinez conceded three goals on his Chelsea debut Credit: Alamy Xabi Alonso hailed his new first-choice shot-stopper Credit: Getty Seagulls boss Fabian Hurzeler said: “The injuries are part of football, I see it as an opportunity and that is what the boys did today. They showed attitude and personality. “There was belief and quality and we created plenty of chances, dominated at points.” Comment now