Aston Villa keeper Emi Martinez (left) and midfielder Emi Buendia have joined up with the Argentina squad (Tim Keeton/Barrington Coombs/PA)Aston Villa have allowed Emi Martinez and Emi Buendia to meet up with the Argentina squad in defiance of a collective Premier League decision not to release players to red-list countries. An image shared on Romero’s Instagram account on Sunday showed the four players on board a plane. Aston Villa can confirm Emi Martínez and Emi Buendía have travelled to join up with the Argentina squad with the permission of the club in accordance with FIFA's international match call-up rules. — Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) August 29, 2021A statement on Villa’s official website said: “Aston Villa can confirm Emi Martinez and Emi Buendia have travelled to join up with the Argentina squad with the permission of the club in accordance with FIFA’s international match call-up rules. Nuno said: “It’s a problem that not only affects us, but affects all clubs and all the South American players playing in the Premier League.

Source: Irish Independent August 29, 2021 19:18 UTC