Arsenal made the right decision by securing the long-term future of Gabriel Martinelli at the club. Hence. this also ends the interest of the top clubs trying to sign him due to his contract situation.
The Gunners are also hoping to secure the long-term contracts of William Saliba and Bukayo Saka. Hence, it is clear that the club are very happy with the performances of the young star players this season.
GABRIEL MARTINELLI HAD LOT OF THE TOP EUROPEAN CLUBS MONITORING HIS SITUATION
According to reports, top European clubs were monitoring the situation of Arsenal winger Gabriel Martinelli. Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain were reportedly ready to offer him big payment packages. However, for Martinelli, the clubs were only a side option. This is because the Brazilian winger is settled with the Gunners. Hence, his priority was to extend the contract with the Gunners. In the end, Gabriel Martinelli agreed to extend his contract with the Premier League giants.
Arsenal have also officially announced that Martinelli has extended his contract until 2027 with the option to extend it for one more year. Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has also said that the player is very happy with the club. He further said, “Gabriel Martinelli’s new contract is big news for Arsenal. He is a fantastic player who was on the list of many top clubs around Europe. Many big clubs are tracking Martinelli, but he loves Arsenal, he loves the coach, he loves the city, he loves the club, he loves the dressing room, so he decided to extend his contract until June 2027 with an option to extend for a further season,”.
ARSENAL ARE ALSO HOPING TO EXTEND THE CONTRACTS OF WILLIAM SALIBA AND BUKAYO SAKA
According to reports, Arsenal now have Bukayo Saka and William Saliba next on their contract extension list. The Gunners have already activated their one-year extension until 2024. Hence, it is clear that the Gunners are in positive discussions with both the players. The report also claims that the Gunners hope to extend their long-term contracts by the end of the season. The Gunners manager Mikel Arteta has also confirmed that positive discussions with both the players.
Arteta further said, “We are trying to do that, we have started with Gabi and that is good news, the others will be done when we can and we have to agree on that. “I see everyone really happy and really willing to continue at the club but we have to meet everyone’s expectations and timing is key on that.” The report also claims that Arsenal are also hoping to extend the contracts of Granit Xhaka and even possibly Mohamed Elneny. They are also hoping to open the talks to extend the contract of manager Mikel Arteta.
Hence, it is clear that the Arsenal owners do not want to break or change any pillar of the team for the next season. They want the same team to fight for the Champions League next season under the management of Mikel Arteta. Hence, their priority for the remainder of this season is to try and win both the Premier League and the Europa League.
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