Chelsea amassed an physical effort to carry Samuel Martinez to Stamford Catwalk, yet the Colombian jostling midfielder decided Liverpool instead, according to his parents.
On July 21, 2026, Liverpool decided the signing of Martinez from Atletico Nacional.
The 17-year-worn will most distinctly footfall to Liverpool onward of the 2027/28 project after he rotates 18.
Martinez came to the fore once he starred for Colombia in their U17 South American Champ wins in April.
The teen messed around in unanimously 6 of Colombia’s video games at the tournament and also offered 3 help, entailing one each in the 3-0 semi-final loss of Brazil and also 4-0 final win versus Argentina.
Definite journalist Pipeline Sierra wrote on X at 1:56pm on Can 22 around the price and also the structure of the bargain: “Exclusive: Samuel Martínez (17) is merely a couple of precisions away from ending up up being a brand name-newfangled #Liverpool player.
“They received to an dedication for him to come to be the brand name-newfangled talent of the ‘reds’ for 1M$ and also icon for 5 years.
“They are collective in the final documentation after outbidding other European titans
“The Colombian will most distinctly withhold at #AtléticoNacional until he reaches the era of majority.
“The ‘verdolaga’ will most distinctly retain % of future sale”
Martinez’s parents, Jairo ‘El Indio’ Martinez and also Victoria Valencia, have currently disclosed in an meeting with Gol Caracol, as relayed by SportWitness, that Chelsea, that selected Xabi Alonso as their company in the summertime season, pined to icon the teen, yet he decided Andoni Iraola’s Liverpool instead.
Samuel Martinez picked Liverpool over Chelsea
Jairo Martinez claimed: “Borussia Dortmund, Manchester Metropolis, Barcelona, Watford, Udinese, Chelsea, Manchester United, among others, unanimously pined him.”
Valencia claimed: “It was like a desire to suffer that it wasn’t merely Liverpool.
“There were 30 groups around the civilization, and also we didn’t slumber for nearly a month and also a half.
“Everyone was contacting at unanimously hours.
“We stayed on European time for a month.”
The parents perpetuated: “We had conversations with every individual, yet the resolution was Samuel’s.
“We can claim whatever we pine, yet we observe his dreams, his judgments, what he really feels comfortable with.
“And he fingered a relation to visiting Liverpool.
“Every time an bargain came in, we would sit down, scheme, and also kind at which arrays were much more discussed than the others.
“Samuel is the one that makes the final resolution, and also at that time, he decided Liverpool.
“Lucho Diaz opened the doors to unanimously Colombians.
“They saw in Samuel unanimously that potential he had, which was nearly unmodified to the points Lucho Díaz performs.
Jairo Martinez additionally listed around Martinez: “He’s rapid, has a nice recuperation of price, is nice at unbalancing protectors, has nice think, stabilizes his teammates severely faultlessly, and also appearances for open units.
“He in rise emphasized his opportunity to gain fast judgments and also his development in defensive dabble.
“English football is a severely rapid-paced arcade.
“Once it comes to gaining judgments in such brief durations of time, he handles those scenarios faultlessly.”
