Arsenal’s first reported offer received for Gabriel Martinelli would break a club record that has stood for nine years since Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain moved to Liverpool. But the Gunners are still hoping to extract more for the Brazilian winger they are open to selling.
The freshly crowned champions lag way behind Premier League rivals when it comes to selling, either willfully dispensing with players on the cheap or failing to negotiate big sales. That the club’s record sale is still a deal struck almost a decade ago is bizarre, not least given how player trading has evolved in a transfer market many would say has become out of control.
