Arsenal forward Gabriel Martinelli is reportedly one of the players on Barcelona’s list alongside the likes of Liverpool star Luis Diaz.
The Catalan giants already have a world class front three containing Robert Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal and Raphinha, but it seems they’re keen to keep on strengthening in that position.
As reported earlier today, Diaz is a target for Barcelona, as well as other top clubs, and now Sport claim he might be too expensive for them.
As such, Sport claim that Arsenal’s Martinelli is another alternative being considered by Barca for this summer, though it remains to be seen how realistic that is.
Arsenal surely won’t sell Gabriel Martinelli
Perhaps things could change in the weeks and months ahead, but for now it seems unlikely that Arsenal would be prepared to let a key player like Martinelli go.
The Brazil international isn’t always the most consistent performer, but he remains a key part of Mikel Arteta’s side, often starting games over Leandro Trossard on the left-hand side.
Still, Arsenal might make changes to their attack this summer, meaning that either one of Martinelli or Trossard might make way.
In that scenario, though, Trossard perhaps makes more sense as someone who could be sold, due to being older and more of a squad player than Martinelli.
Barcelona have a history of signing Arsenal stars
We’ve seen so many players moving from Arsenal to Barcelona down the years, with the La Liga outfit poaching big names like Thierry Henry, Cesc Fabregas and Marc Overmars from the Gunners.
There have been some flops there too, though, with Barca notably wasting money on Alex Song, Alex Hleb and Thomas Vermaelen.
If Martinelli moves there too, it would be interesting to see if he ends up being a hit or a miss.
