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Martinelli’s £60m Al-Hilal move confirmed as Arsenal’s record sale
It’s done. Gabriel Martinelli has joined Al-Hilal for £60m, a fixed fee plus a sell-on clause, and Arsenal have never sold anyone for more. The previous record was Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to Liverpool in 2017, reported at somewhere between £35m and £40m depending where you look — which tells you how little this club has extracted… Continue reading
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Arsenal agree £70m-plus of sales as Martinelli joins Al-Hilal
Three deals in a day, and one of them is the biggest Arsenal have ever done in that direction. A club-record £55.7m fee agreed with Al-Hilal for Gabriel Martinelli, with the Brazilian granted permission to travel for a medical. Gabriel Jesus to Barcelona for £8.6m, agreed in principle. Fábio Vieira to Hamburg for around £7.7m.… Continue reading
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Arsenal weigh £130m Álvarez push as Martinelli edges toward Saudi exit
Two sagas running at once, neither of them finished. Arsenal are prepared to go to around £130m for Julián Álvarez, a package that would break the British record set by Liverpool’s £125m for Isak last summer, while Martinelli moves closer to Saudi Arabia. Both have a week to resolve themselves: the window shuts at 11pm… Continue reading
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Al-Hilal open talks for Martinelli as saga deepens
The Martinelli situation stopped being speculation this weekend. Al-Hilal have made official club-to-club contact with Arsenal and are also talking to the player’s camp, with the Gunners holding out for something in the region of £60m against an opening offer nearer £50m. The significant part is Martinelli’s own position: having turned down a move to… Continue reading
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Martinelli left out again as Wright questions Arsenal’s handling
The loudest noise from Arsenal’s opening weekend came from a player who wasn’t there. Gabriel Martinelli was left out of the squad for Friday’s 3-0 win over Coventry, a week after being left out for the Community Shield, and Ian Wright used his slot on the Sky panel that night to say the whole thing… Continue reading