Aston Villa fans don't need convincing of Emiliano Martinez's value.
That has been obvious ever since the Argentine joined Aston Villa from Arsenal over the summer.
A string of impressive performances, most recently in the 0-0 draw against Brighton, have earned the 28-year-old the adoration of the Villa faithful.
However, others are waking up to it now and they don't need the assurances of those who know him best to understand just what an outstanding piece of business Villa did with the Gunners.
'Best in the world' - Fans flock to big Aston Villa revelation
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Number crunching website whoscored.com now rates Martinez as the best goalkeeper in all of Europe's top five leagues.
They made their case on Twitter and Villa fans endorsed it.
@JoshLocke23:
Kepa £70m
Allison £65m
Pickford £25m
When you consider what these goalkeepers cost, £16m for Martinez is a complete bargain.
@1KrisCarr: He's absolute mustard. Arsenal have mugged themselves right off letting him go and the transfer fee now seems pittance. Such a lovely Geezer as well, we've certainly struck gold. Thank you, @emimartinezz1 No complaints here
@adamleeming2013: Nothing getting through there
@VillansOpinions: Literally the best in the world apart from maybe Oblak
@BackpostTrez: Best in the league
Dean Smith was fulsome in his praise of Martinez after he made the most saves of his Villa career at the Amex Stadium.
"I'm really pleased with his performance. he made at least three top drawer saves with a couple straight at him. We didn't protect him well enough today.
"Emi's a fantastic goalkeeper and a great acquisition for Aston Villa but he'll be the first to admit that for the 12 clean sheets this season he's been protected really well. Today we didn't and we kept giving Brighton the ball back and he was called into action too much."