{"id":556608,"date":"2020-07-03T16:39:19","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T20:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=556608"},"modified":"2026-01-30T16:50:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T21:50:02","slug":"gabriel-martinelli-signs-new-arsenal-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/07\/03\/gabriel-martinelli-signs-new-arsenal-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Gabriel Martinelli: Arsenal Winger Signs New Contract With Gunners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/arsenal\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arsenal<\/a> have moved to secure the long-term future of another one of their young talents by giving Gabriel Martinelli an extended\u00a0contract.<\/p>\n<h2>Gabriel Martinelli: Arsenal Winger Signs New Contract With Gunners<\/h2>\n<h3>Martinelli Signs Long-Term Contract<\/h3>\n<p>Brazilian forward Gabriel <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/48a5a5d6\/Martinelli\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Martinelli<\/a> has signed a new contract with the Gunners.<\/p>\n<p>The forward has signed a reported four-year deal exactly a year on from signing for the North London club.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement comes just days after the Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side tied down <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/bc7dc64d\/Bukayo-Saka\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bukayo Saka<\/a> to a new deal.<\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old joined from Brazilian side Ituano for a fee of around \u00a36 million exactly a year ago and has impressed on his debut season in English football.<\/p>\n<p>The youngster is currently <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/2020\/06\/23\/gabriel-martinelli-could-miss-rest-of-season-for-arsenal\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">out with a knee injury and is unlikely to feature again this season<\/a>; however, he has earnt many fans in his first season at the Emirates.<\/p>\n<p>Despite battling for position alongside the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/57e3f0c7\/Nicolas-Pepe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nicolas Pepe<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/a53649b7\/Eddie-Nketiah\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eddie Nketiah<\/a> and Bukayo Saka he has more than held his own.<\/p>\n<p>Since joining the Gunners he has scored 10 goals from 26 appearances; 11 of which came from the bench.<\/p>\n<p>He has netted braces on three occasions, most notably in the 5-5 draw with Liverpool in the Carabao Cup and against Standard Liege in the Europa League.<\/p>\n<p>His goals tally makes him the first teenager to reach double figures for the club since Nicolas Anelka over two decades ago.<\/p>\n<p>During his time at Arsenal, he has also made his debut on the international stage, featuring for Brazil&#8217;s under-23 side in November for the first time.<\/p>\n<h3>Arteta Heaps Praise on Youngster<\/h3>\n<p>Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was full of praise for the starlet after he signed his new deal.<\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard said: &#8220;I am very happy that Gabi has signed a new contract with us. 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Gabriel Martinelli: Arsenal Winger Signs New Contract With Gunners Martinelli Signs Long-Term Contract Brazilian forward Gabriel Martinelli has signed a new contract with the Gunners. 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