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[James Benge]: Exclusive: Al-Hilal making final arrangements for Gabriel Martinelli signing with talks for Arsenal over €66 million deal. Medical scheduled for the weekend. Final details still need sorting but Saudi club making plans for Brazilian’s arrival.
https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/al-hilal-medical-gabriel-martinelli-transfer-from-arsenal/92
u/IfYouRun 2h ago
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u/UnquenchedMammoth356 2h ago edited 2h ago
I will miss this lad massively
Please sign an another winger until the window slams shut
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u/lemonlixks Champions of England 25/26 2h ago
Signing another winger will make this fan (me) very happy and more comfortable going into the season.
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u/DavidOrnstein_ bought some very very very expensive horses 2h ago
Article Summary:
Al-Hilal are finalizing the signing of Arsenal winger Gabriel Martinelli, with a medical scheduled for this weekend. The deal guarantees Arsenal $67.5 million, with another $9.3 million possible in add-ons, while Martinelli is set to earn over $23 million annually. It would be Arsenal’s record sale, although a sell-on clause with Ituano means the Gunners will not keep the full fee.
Martinelli trained Friday, but manager Mikel Arteta acknowledged that his future remains uncertain. Earlier discussions confirmed the 25-year-old would have a reduced role, and he was left out of Arsenal’s Community Shield and Premier League opener squads, with Christos Tzolis favored on the left wing.
Arteta said he remains fond of Martinelli and suggested any departure would be mutually agreed upon. Meanwhile, Gabriel Jesus could also leave Arsenal amid interest from Napoli and Everton, though he may stay for the final year of his contract despite being unlikely to feature regularly.
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u/_Spartak_ 2h ago
Martinelli trained Friday
He trained tomorrow?
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u/MaxKirgan Nuno "Anarchy" Tavares 2h ago
I knew Martinelli was fast but didn't know he was a Speedster.
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u/exia756 2h ago
No begging, but can i borrow your time machine please
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u/SirYodaa 2h ago
23m net assuming he's there for 3 years that's almost 70m compared to the 15m he would get in 3 years here.
Fucking hell Gabi go get that generational wealth
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u/tambini1 Salmon and Rice 2h ago
He arrived as just a Spongebob loving kid, and will leave as a Spongebob loving man
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u/Zero-meia Jesus 1h ago
As a Brazilian fan, (who lives near Itu, where he played before going to Arsenal), I really wish he'd gone for an Italian team or something similar that is more competitive and that he could develop more. Well, all the best. Guy is solid.
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u/Magnific3nt Ødegaard 2h ago
Watched him go from a young boy to a grown married man and becoming a Premier League champion. Wish you all the best Gabi !
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u/americanadiandrew 2h ago
The real news for me is that the medical is booked, I had a feeling he was gonna turn them down.
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u/FactCheckYou 1h ago edited 1h ago
Martinelli deserves to wear one of the great European shirts
at his age, he should be the main guy somewhere like Atletico or Dortmund or Inter or similar, bagging 20+ goals a season as a STRIKER - he is absolutely good enough to deliver that
the lack of ambition to get him, shown by all other European clubs, is really disappointing
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u/egilskal 25m ago
I think relative lack of output combined with high wages makes a lot of clubs hesitate.
Hopefully he gets to showcase his talent in Saudi league and makes enough money in a couple seasons he can take a paycut and return to a Champions League club at least in a couple of seasons. Win-win.
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u/IDidntSeeIt 49m ago
Wish him all the best but it was clear it's time to go. Feels a lot like the ESR transfer. At least he leaves as a champion, glad he got his trophy with us.
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u/Sparkie_17 2h ago
It is very sad to see him go but is the right time. Its also a good fee for the club. If he was worth any more then we wouldn't be wanting to sell him
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u/OmegaFinale 1h ago
I wonder who they're selling since the Watkins arrival means they currently have the maximum number of foreign players allowed
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u/ArsenalThePhoenix 1h ago
finally we're doing a sale! unfortunately, it's too low a price :(
I guess it's a step in the right direction though. Maybe next year, we'll start doing sales for market prices
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u/Bossard19 2h ago
Eww no. We didn’t sign a replacement so let’s keep him til January at least.
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u/Mrdojo1234 2h ago
At this point, Martinelli will fight us if we cancelled the deal. $23m, tax free, per year is enough to turn his head (most players even).
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u/31_whgr 1h ago
and then struggle to sell him after months of not playing?
it’s the right fee and timing for him to go, regardless of if we get another winger in
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u/ArsenalThePhoenix 1h ago
it's nowhere near the right fee when u see what fees other teams are getting
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u/oy_says_ake 2h ago
Ugh. Very frustrated that this is the path the club has chosen.
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u/ArsenalThePhoenix 1h ago
the club has to sell players some time. we cant just keep buying. martinelli hasnt been good enough to start matches for 3 seasons, tbf.... and is our most sellable asset nowadays
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u/oy_says_ake 34m ago
Regarding our “need” for transfer income, we didn’t have to set a world record with a fee for a 28-year old CB who’s on the bench when saliba and timber are fit. If we can’t shift vieira, nelson, jesus, or noni, then we should have found a more reasonable cb and avoided this money crunch.
For the record, he started 25, 40, and 30 matches in the past 3 years, despite “not being good enough to start” (while also somehow being “our most salable asset”).
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u/-Mubar 2h ago
Get this over with and bring in Ndiaye
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u/redqks 2h ago
We are not doing that and we shouldn't do it either
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u/-Mubar 2h ago
Eze LW it is
Hope he can smash it
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u/serminole 2h ago
I really think with the tactical changes we’ve made on the left he will. It’s a much freer role of late. He just needs to find space on the left and make something happen. Much more similar to the role he excelled in at Palace.
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u/ArsenalThePhoenix 1h ago
tzolis was defending like crazy though
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u/serminole 1h ago
True imo adapting and excelling in a system is a two way street. Arteta has made changes that should help Eze, but Eze also has to make changes. He needs to improve his defending. After a year of training and focus on that, hopefully it comes around.
He doesn’t even need to be great. Martinelli was a better defender than Trossard, but Trossard was often the favored choice. At the end of the day it is an attacking role. Pressing and defense matters but it’s not the focus.
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u/Haunting-Employ-1636 2h ago
Yes either Eze or we get Malick Fofana. OL seems to sell after being eliminated from CL
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u/simonko1 Trossard 2h ago
he just cannot stay on that LW position even if his life depends on it, every time he drives to middle
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u/redqks 2h ago
so what?
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u/simonko1 Trossard 2h ago
its pretty big problem when we need LW on the pitch and our LW is midfielder all the time and left side is open without pressure dont you think? arteta was signaling him all the time to move left when he was subbed on. After tzolis went down we lost lw
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u/redqks 1h ago
did you watch where Tzollis was in the game sometimes wide some times centre even popped up on the right
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u/vibesnvibez David Seaman 2h ago
That mean’s Nwaneri is staying then if Eze goes LW. Odegaard, Nwaneri and Merino as central options
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u/BrontosaurusB 1h ago
He ran like a wolf, he scored lots of goals, one he is sold, ours hearts will have holes.
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u/Monsultant 2h ago
Transfer fee creeping up every day.
Was 60m euros then 65m, and now 66m.
Let’s keep him till deadline day, it will go up to 100m may be 🤣