Arsenal’s 1-0 victory at Everton last weekend came at a price ahead of this week’s Champions League opener against PSV Eindhoven at the Emirates.
Arsenal winger Gabriel Martinelli has suffered a blow after picking up an injury in the Emirates Stadium outfit’s 1-0 victory at Everton last weekend, as journalist Paul Brown provides GIVEMESPORT with the potential consequences of the setback.
Mikel Arteta’s Gunners squad are preparing for their return to the Champions League this week.
Arsenal injury news – Gabriel Martinelli
After scoring a goal that was later disallowed by VAR, Martinelli was substituted in the first half and replaced by eventual matchwinner Leandro Trossard. Following the victory, Arteta revealed to reporters that the South American had sustained a hamstring injury, putting his place in the side ahead of their Champions League opener with PSV Eindhoven in doubt. The Spaniard said (via The Mirror):
“He felt something. He felt it in his hammy [hamstring], so he will need to be assessed.”
Martinelli joins Thomas Partey, Mohamed Elneny and Jurrien Timber on the injury table at the Emirates Stadium but hopes to return to action before long. The £180,000 per-week earner must wait to find out the severity of the setback, hoping to be available for this weekend’s north London derby with Tottenham Hotspur.
In June, Brown told GIVEMESPORT that Martinelli was worth more than £50m and suggested that he ‘destroyed some very good full-backs’ last season. The seven-cap Brazil international is yet to find the back of the net for Arsenal this term but comes into the current campaign on the back of his best season for the Gunners.
Last time out, he bagged 15 goals and registered five assists as Arteta’s outfit secured qualification for this season’s Champions League and ran eventual champions Manchester City close at the top of the Premier League. Therefore, Martinelli is praying that his hamstring injury isn’t serious and that he can be thrown back into action, imminently.
