Overview
- Reports confirmed on Sunday that Arsenal and Al‑Hilal have reached a verbal/full agreement for Martinelli’s transfer worth around €65m with the clubs finalising paperwork.
- Gabriel Martinelli has given his approval to the switch, agreed personal terms with Al‑Hilal and had a medical provisionally booked as he prepares to travel to Saudi Arabia to complete formalities.
- Coverage varies on the fee makeup but multiple outlets say the package is roughly €65m including add‑ons and that a sell‑on entitlement to former club Ituano will reduce Arsenal’s net receipts.
- If completed, the sale will be Arsenal’s largest outgoing fee in the club’s history and follows the club’s decision to remove Martinelli from early matchday squads as they reconfigure Mikel Arteta’s forward options.
- Arsenal plan to use the funds and freed wages to pursue at least one left‑sided attacker and other attacking reinforcements while also concluding parallel outbound moves such as Gabriel Jesus and Fabio Vieira.