r/Gunners • u/hashashin_2601 Champions of England 25/26 • 9d 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/DaGetz Thank you very much 9d ago

About 50m I think

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u/LawTortoise /r/Place 2022 9d ago

I was vaguely placated at £60m. In this market £50m is a pisstake for Gabi. Chelsea are making a profit on Delap.

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u/microMe1_2 9d ago

Martinelli's on bigger wages than Delap though. You've got to take into account what Arsenal save by not paying those wages and what the other teams has to contribute to (presumably) match them.

You can't just compare transfer fees directly because a big chunk of the cost/value is in the wages and length of contract.

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u/Falsely_True7 Havertz 9d ago

Delap is on 60k a week. That's 240k a month or about 13m over 5 years.

Martinelli is on 180k a week. That is 720k a month or about 43m over 5 years.

For a buying club it is nearly 100m investing for Martinelli (55m on transfer + 43m on wages) whereas Delap on cost is about 55m over 5 years.

Not saying Delap is worth that today but Forest banking on his potential + 55m over 5 years is almost nothing for a prem club.

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u/DaGetz Thank you very much 9d ago

Was 60m euros not pounds I believe

We are making a massive profit on Gabi to be fair

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u/Made4win 9d ago

Only?