{"id":105124,"date":"2019-07-02T17:50:35","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T16:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/?p=105124"},"modified":"2019-07-02T17:50:35","modified_gmt":"2019-07-02T16:50:35","slug":"arsenal-snap-up-martinelli-make-move-for-zaha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/arsenal-snap-up-martinelli-make-move-for-zaha\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal snap up Martinelli, make move for Zaha"},"content":{"rendered":"
Arsenal has signed 18-year-old Brazilian forward Gabriel Martinelli from Ituano Futebol Clube for an undisclosed fee, the Londoners announced on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Martinelli scored 10 goals in 34 appearances for Sao Paulo-based club Ituano and was called up for a training camp with the senior Brazil squad ahead of the Copa America.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a dream since I was a child and also my family\u2019s dream for me to be playing in Europe and playing for a big team like Arsenal. I am going to take this opportunity,\u201d he told the Arsenal website.<\/p>\n
Martinelli becomes Arsenal\u2019s first new recruit of the summer, while a reported \u00a340 million ($50 million) bid from the Gunners for Wilfried Zaha has been rejected by Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n
The Eagles, who sold right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka for a deal worth up to \u00a350 million to Manchester United earlier this week, are believed to value Zaha at \u00a380 million.<\/p>\n
However, Zaha\u2019s brother has pleaded with Palace to let him join the club he supported as a boy.<\/p>\n
Judicael Zaha told Sky Sports: \u201cGiven all that Wilfried has given to Crystal Palace to help them remain a Premier League club, I hope Palace will be able to see their way to agree on a deal with Arsenal that allows Wilfried to realise his dream of playing European football for the club he\u2019s supported since childhood.\u201d<\/p>\n
Zaha is currently on international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations with Ivory Coast and scored in a 4-1 win over Namibia on Monday to help them reach the last 16.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Arsenal has signed 18-year-old Brazilian forward Gabriel Martinelli from Ituano Futebol Clube for an undisclosed fee, the Londoners announced on Tuesday. Martinelli scored 10 goals in 34 appearances for Sao Paulo-based club Ituano and was called up for a training camp with the senior Brazil squad ahead of the Copa America. \u201cIt is a dream […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":152,"featured_media":105125,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,5],"tags":[231,3882,49693,49694,48051],"yoast_head":"\n