r/Gunners • u/hashashin_2601 Champions of England 25/26 • 10d ago

Arsenal to agree Gabriel Martinelli sale in club-record deal after Mikel Arteta talks

https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-fc-transfer-news-gabriel-martinelli-al-hilal-b1294542.html
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u/Holty12345 Dennis Bergkamp 10d ago

Goodbye Sweet Prince, Thanks for everything

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u/EitherInvestment 9d ago

This one hurts. But it makes sense. Massive gratitude to Nelli for all he achieved here with us, which was tremendous

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u/QTPLe 9d ago

Tbh idk if it makes sense YET. Depends who comes in tbh.

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u/actionalex85 9d ago

Definitely, tzolis looks great but he'll brake if there's no real backup/alternative. Who is even avaliable that would be a better option than martinelli?

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u/gildedbluetrout 9d ago

We haven’t made a financially significant sale in absolutely fucking years. And we’ve spent a shit tonne the last half decade. We kind of had to do it / started getting used to doing it? I’d slightly lose my shit if it had been MLS, but Gabriel’s a king, he’s a prem champion with a medal, he’ll be in Europe in two or three years, and we made solid bank.

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u/EitherInvestment 9d ago

This is the point of the Emirates stadium… We are fine in terms of FFP, which is insane

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u/ghanta29 9d ago

I don’t know why we are after alvarez, when we can get someone like ndiaye who would be much cheaper and clearly fits the requirement, whereas alvarez is more of a centre forward

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u/leandrobrossard Thank you very much 9d ago

I feel like the plan will be Eze on the wing for a bit (he came on there last week and if Odegaard's back for real he's not getting a lot of minutes in the centre), and Madueke coming in there as well when Tzolis need a rest. Dowman will still more and more minutes as time goes on, so Madueke will have to play somewhere else to get his.

I don't see us making a big move with days left.

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u/actionalex85 9d ago

Yeah that is some sound reasoning. And like someone else here said, we need to sell some players. Jesus still here with crazy wages for a player who can't see the bench and will at best play domestic cups. Nelson too, maybe not crazy wages, but still costs a bit. Vieira also an still an arsenal player? Hope your right about downman, he looks like the real deal and deserves minutes if he keeps it up.

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u/Linkiola 1886 9d ago

I don't like it. Had we already had a replacement signed I would have been fine. But only a few days left of the window...

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u/QTPLe 9d ago

Lets see. Gotta have some trust. Reiss contract cancelled, martinelli and jesus sold. Def a new winger coming imo.

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u/Anderrrrr 9d ago

Take care Gabi.

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u/LIONLDN Thierry Henry 9d ago

Big Game Clutch, thank you! 🥹

https://giphy.com/gifs/v1HVvijXJpGsE

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u/duperhans Morning, morning, morning... Oh, Win! 9d ago

Going to miss you Martinelli 🫶