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Martinelli joins Al-Hilal in record Arsenal departure

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

Translated from Malay and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Arsenal confirmed that Brazil forward Gabriel Martinelli moved permanently to Al-Hilal on a four-year contract.
  • The reported fee of up to £60 million would make Martinelli Arsenal’s most expensive outgoing player, surpassing Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s 2017 transfer to Liverpool.
  • His departure follows Leandro Trossard’s move to Besiktas and leaves concerns about Arsenal’s depth on the left side of attack.

Gabriel Martinelli has left Arsenal for Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal in a permanent transfer reportedly worth up to £60 million, or 335 million ringgit.

Arsenal confirmed the move but did not disclose the final fee for the 25-year-old Brazil forward. If the reported figure is accurate, Martinelli will become the most expensive player to leave Arsenal, overtaking Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s £35 million transfer to Liverpool in 2017.

Martinelli signed a four-year contract with Al-Hilal, who share the top of the Saudi Pro League with Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr. The Brazilian expressed his delight in a video posted on the club’s social media channels, saying, “Proud to be blue, proud to be Al-Hilal.”

Gabriel Martinelli joins Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal on a permanent transfer.

· ArsenalThe club confirmed Martinelli’s transfer in a statement on its official website.

He is expected to link up with England striker Ollie Watkins, who also joined Al-Hilal from Aston Villa in a deal estimated at £51 million. Arsenal have also allowed left-sided forward Leandro Trossard to move to Besiktas.

The London club have signed Christos Tzolis from Club Brugge, but Martinelli’s departure alongside Trossard’s has raised concerns that Mikel Arteta’s squad could lack options on the left flank.

Proud to be blue, proud to be Al-Hilal.

· Gabriel MartinelliMartinelli spoke after Al-Hilal introduced him as its new player.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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