Arsenal dey get wahala for transfer market as plenty clubs for Italy and Turkey dey eye some of dia key players. Gab Martinelli and Ethan Nwaneri don become hot cake, with Galatasaray and Roma showing strong interest.
Roma don already hold initial talks with Martinelli im representatives, Roc Nation Sports. The Brazilian winger get one year remaining for im contract with Arsenal, but the Gunners get one-year extension option wey dem fit trigger to protect im value. If na im own, Martinelli go like to stay for Emirates, but things dey complicated.
Galatasaray don officially approach Arsenal about Martinelli, but dem no dey expect say the Gunners go allow the player go Turkey. The Turkish club don shift dia attention to Martinelli after failing to sign Rafael Leao from AC Milan. Dem also dey interested in Ethan Nwaneri, the young midfielder wey just return from loan at Marseille.
According to Turkish outlet Sabah, Galatasaray manager Okan Buruk don approve di double deal. Dem want Martinelli on loan with option to buy, while Nwaneri go just go on loan without any clause to make am permanent. But Arsenal no dey ready to let Martinelli go easily, especially as dem no don find top-quality replacement yet.
Arsenal don already strengthen dia forward line with Christos Tzolis from Club Brugge for £34million. Leandro Trossard don also leave for Besiktas for £17million. New signing Tzolis don dey ahead of Martinelli for pecking order after four pre-season appearances wey get three assists and one goal.
Meanwhile, Gabriel Jesus don become available for transfer. Napoli don emerge as frontrunners to sign the Brazilian centre-forward. Im valuation na £20million initially, but Arsenal go consider offers upward of £15million. Napoli wan move Romelu Lukaku on first before dem go bid for Jesus.
Jesus agent Giovanni Branchini don attend Napoli training camp, though e say im go dey visit Massimiliano Allegri. If Napoli fit find buyer for Lukaku, dem go go after Jesus. Turkish side Besiktas also get Jesus for dia list, but dem dey prefer Dusan Vlahovic wey be free agent after departing Juventus.
Jesus contract with Arsenal expire for 2027, and e wan stay for Europe top-five leagues despite interest from Brazil. Arteta don talk say Arsenal go busy for transfer window, saying ‘we won’t sit still, and we are very ambitious with what we are doing.’
Galatasaray still dey press for both Martinelli and Nwaneri, but dem go need to meet Arsenal valuation. Roma di other hand go find am hard to match Martinelli salary. The transfer tori still dey unfold as deadline approach.
