Gabriel Martinelli has been an integral part of Arsenal‘s success at the Emirates Stadium since his debut in 2019. He’s scored 40 goals and assisted on 22 more in 158 games. Martinelli is quite popular at Arsenal, as seen by his recent contract extension until 2027. This suggests they intend to keep him for a long time and do not wish to lose him.
Gabriel Martinelli on playing for Arsenal
Gabriel Martinelli is really excited about Arsenal’s four wins in a row. He feels like he’s playing his best this season. Lately, he’s been scoring more often, with three goals in the last four matches, out of his total of seven for the season. He recently had a sit-down with the Premier League for one of their Big Interviews, where he talked about his life, career, and recent performances.
“The team’s dynamic is really good, especially following the Liverpool win. We knew that they were one of our direct rivals, but right after that game we started thinking about West Ham right away. I think that we’d lost the last two games in the cup and in the league at home as well. We had been struggling against them and this 6-0 win was very important. We put in a performance which everyone did well in. I’m very happy with our current situation. As for myself, I think I’m getting into the groove now. I had an injury at the start of the season which hindered me a bit. Now I’m back to 100%, scoring goals again, confident and the lads always help me. I believe that we’ll achieve many good things this season,” Martinelli said.
🗣️| Gabriel Martinelli: “I think I’m getting into the groove now. I had an injury at the start of the season which hindered me a bit. Now I’m back to 100%, scoring goals again, confident and the lads always help me. I believe that we’ll achieve many good things this season.”… pic.twitter.com/dz6OFLaepJ
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He also talked about his start at Arsenal.
“I remember I was getting a run of games and I spoke to my dad, who told me to leave all the rumours to one side as it won’t do me any favours. Just concentrate on playing well and see what happens afterwards. I also spoke to my agents who were of the same opinion. I finished off the season, I had to make my decision before a game against Guarani. I was told that Arsenal wanted to sign me and when I was told that one of the biggest clubs in the world wanted to it swayed my decision and I decided to join Arsenal. I was promoted from the under-23s, trained with the first team, and it was Unai Emery who decided that I would be part of the first team. I was involved in pre-season and I knew that I had to do my best to have a chance to at least be part of the first-team squad, so I gave it absolutely everything. It was a chance that I could not squander. When I was promoted, it’s funny because Henrikh Mkhitaryan had to translate for me. There was David Luiz, Emi Martinez. When I wasn’t speaking with them, Mkhitaryan spoke a bit of Portuguese,” he further added.
