Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang departing Arsenal without the acquisition of a replacement seemed like a risky situation for the club to put itself into especially with their other options not exactly hitting the high goalscoring figures either.
Arsenal had just two senior forwards in Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah. However, the latter’s lack of senior success led rise to the worry of an injury to the Frenchman costing the Gunners their top-four chances.
It was therefore unsurprising for football.london to learn that Gabriel Martinelli had been operating centrally in training. A backup option should Lacazette befall an unfortunate injury meaning an extended spell on the sidelines.
