Arsenal are ready to cash in on Gabriel Martinelli, bringing to end his six-year stay in north London, talkSPORT reports.
Ruthless Mikel Arteta is planning a rebuild this summer in a quest to win back-to-back Premier League titles.
Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers is high on Arteta’s wanted list, meaning one of Martinelli or Leandro Trossard would be sold.
Brazilian international Martinelli is the most vulnerable after making only a handful of league starts as Arsenal were crowned champions for the first time in 22 years.
The Brazilian ace has managed 62 goals and 36 assists in 278 appearances for the Gunners since his arrival as an 18-year-old from hometown club Ituano in 2019.
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Born in Guarulhos, São Paulo, Martinelli started his career in 2010, playing for Corinthians’ futsal team. After making the breakthrough in football fields, he moved to Ituano in 2015, having subsequent trials at Manchester United and Barcelona.
On 4 November 2017, Martinelli signed his first professional contract until October 2022. He made his professional debut the following 17 March,
coming on as a late substitute for goalscorer Claudinho in a 2–1 Campeonato Paulista away win against São Bento; at the age of 16 years and nine months, he became the youngest player to play for the club in the century.
Martinelli scored his first senior goal on 8 September 2018, netting the second in a 4–1 win over Taboão da Serra, for the year’s Copa Paulista.
Definitively promoted to the first team for the 2019 Campeonato Paulista, he scored six goals during the competition, being the club’s top goalscorer as they reached the quarterfinals; highlights included a brace in a 3–0 away win against Bragantino on 15 March 2019.
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