Arsenal Agree Personal Terms for an ‘electric’ Signing That Would Reinvigorate Martinelli

While there are still a few weeks to go and plenty of football to be played, it’s fair to say that Arsenal have enjoyed another brilliant season under Mikel Arteta, which could still end in Premier League glory.

The Spaniards entered the season with the pain of last year’s defeat but rather than buckling under the pressure, they have shown they are worthy of challenging Manchester City for domestic supremacy.

Although almost every player in the squad looked better than last year, Gabriel Martinelli has been unconvincing and has struggled to break into the starting XI of late.

However, recent reports suggest the north Londoners could soon sign the perfect player to revive the Brazilian’s fortunes on the left – oh, and he has already turned down Tottenham Hotspur.

Arsenal transfer news

According to a recent report from Turkey (via TEAMtalk), Arsenal are interested in bringing Tottenham target and Fenerbahçe full-back Ferdi Kadioglu to the Emirates this summer.

The report states that while the Lilywhites are interested in securing the 24-year-old’s signature, his agent has already met with Arsenal representatives and agreed a “deal in principle”.

For the Gunners to get the transfer over the line, they simply need to agree a transfer fee with Sarı Kanaryalar himself, which the report suggests could be up to £26 million.

Now, this would still be a significant investment by the Gunners in a player from a league outside of Europe’s traditional top five, but given he has the skills to revive Martinelli’s fortunes, it would probably be worth it.

How Kadioglu could revive Martinelli

Broadly speaking, Arsenal have had a reasonably predictable lineup for most of the season so far, with typically the same names in the starting XI week after week regardless of the opponent in front of them, except on the left. that is.

So far this year, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Jakub Kiwior have alternated starting on the left side of the back four. At the same time, Gabriel Jesus, Leandro Trossard and Martinelli have moved in and out of the eleven on the left side of the attack.

This constant switching and switching has clearly had an effect on the former Ituano star, because last season, when he knew Granit Xhaka and the Ukrainian would have his back, he was fantastic, scoring 15 goals and providing six assists in 46 appearances. A stable lineup could reignite his devastating attacking threat.

This is where Kadioglu could come into play, according to respected data analyst Ben Mattinson. The Turkish international is impressive “Stamina, athleticism and speed” would allow him to do constantly overlapping runs with the Brazilian, and thus allowed him to do it “Cut and shoot more often.”

Furthermore, Mattinson claims that the The ‘electric’ full-back can play on either side of the defensive line and reverse in the final third, becoming ‘part of the attacking line’ to further expand the Gunners’ countless attacking options and add a new dimension to the team’s approach.

Ultimately, if Arteta wants to get Martinelli back to his best next season, then signing Kadıoğlu is a great way to achieve that and increase the team’s overall attacking threat.