Confirmed: South American completes ‘dream’ move to Arsenal on long-term contract

Arsenal have finally unveiled their first signing of the summer after confirming Gabriel Martinelli has joined the club on a long term contract from Ituano.

Martinelli has been strongly linked with a move to Arsenal in recent months after emerging as one of the most highly-rated young attackers in Brazilian football since joining Ituano from Corinthians in 2015.

The 18-year-old made his debut for the Sao-Paulo based club in November 2017 and he’s contributed 10 goals and 4 assists in his 34 games while he was voted as the 2019 ‘Best Newcomer’ and made the Team of the Year in the Campenonato Paulista.

His huge potential also led to Martinelli being invited to train with the Brazilian senior squad ahead of the Copa America last month so he certainly seems to have a bright future ahead of him.

Martinelli attracted interest from ...