Gabriel Martinelli says he would welcome a brand new striker at Arsenal after they missed out on the Premier League title to Liverpool.
The Reds clinched their second Premier League trophy and joint-record twentieth English top-flight title with a 5-1 win over Tottenham on Sunday.
Arsenal meanwhile look set to complete runner-up within the table for the third season in a row after narrowly losing to Manchester City twice.
It’s not been a disaster of a campaign nevertheless, because the Gunners are only three games away from winning a primary ever Champions League, a quest that begins on Tuesday once they host PSG.
Many have put the failure of Arsenal’s latest title challenge right down to the dearth of an elite No.9, with Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus missing a big chunk of the season through injury.
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Despite suffering a hamstring in February, Havertz remains to be the club’s top scorer within the league this season with nine, with forwards Martinelli, Leandro Trossard and Raheem Sterling not prolific enough, while Bukayo Saka’s lengthy injury didn’t help matters either.
As such, many strikers and wingers have been linked with a move to the Emirates this summer, and Martinelli says he wants the club to sign the perfect players possible, even when it means his place within the team is compromised.
‘We play for Arsenal, it’s a contest day by day,’ the Brazil international said within the pre-PSG press conference on Monday.
‘The club desires to have the perfect players on the planet since it’s one in all the most important on the planet. We’re used to it.’
Asked if he felt Arsenal needed to bolster it’s attacking options in the summertime, the 23-year-old replied: ‘We’re an enormous club, we’d like the most important players.
‘We’re really completely happy when the massive players come to the club.’
Among the many forwards on Arsenal’s shortlist are Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins, Newcastle striker Alexander Isak, Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams and Chelsea wantaway Christopher Nkunku.
Similar to teammates Saka, William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes, Martinelli’s future has also been speculated about with the forward’s contract up in 2027.
But he has dropped a transparent hint that he’s able to agree fresh terms, adding: ‘I at all times said that I’m really completely happy here. That is my home.
‘I like to be here. I like the club. The club has given me a lot, not only on the pitch but off it.’
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