Talk of Gabriel Martinelli leaving Arsenal for Al-Nassr is dismissed | OneFootball

Arsenal and Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr are not in talks for attacker Gabriel Martinelli this summer, according to journalist Fabrizio Romano.

The Arsenal star reportedly attracted interest with Al-Nassr earmarking €85 million for one of their targets for the flanks.

Martinelli has been a key player for Arsenal, bagging 15 goals in the Premier League during the 2022/23 season.

However, Martinelli, who Jurgen Klopp hailed as an ‘incredible striker’, suffered a slump after that impressive campaign.

He has scored just 14 goals over the past two seasons and is no longer a regular in the starting XI.

Martinelli and Leandro Trossard have shared the starting berth for the Gunners, but they need an upgrade on that flank.

They have been linked with moves for Real Madrid’s Rodrygo Goes and Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze.

Whoever comes in will reinforce the left flank and might force one of Trossard or Martinelli to consider leaving the Emirates Stadium this summer.

Arsenal need an alternative to Bukayo Saka on the opposite flank.

The England international missed a chunk of the season, and the Gunners need a reliable back-up.

They have turned to Chelsea winger Noni Madueke. Arsenal agreed a five-year deal with the former PSV Eindhoven attacker.

Madueke will likely struggle for game time at Chelsea with Pedro Neto and incoming Estevao Willian competing for a starting berth on the right.

He has shone on the left wing, even if he is less effective there, and Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta may consider putting him on that flank.