Arsenal are looking to upgrade Martinelli’s prodigy on a free

Arsenal last night he started the year 2025 in perfect style.

Mikel Arteta the side won their third Premier League game on the bounce by beating an informed Brentford 3-1 at the Gtech Community Stadium and looked significantly more dangerous than against Ipswich Town in the process.

Gabriel Jesus, Mikel Merino and Gabriel Martinelli joined the scorers for the North Londoners, and although that’s two goals in three games for the latter, he could lose his place in the team.

Yes, recent reports have linked the Gunners with another brilliant striker who could be an upgrade on the Brazilian winger, a striker who has some shades Ethan Nwaneri about him.

Arsenal transfer news

According to the recent a report by the Spanish publication Mundo DeportivoArsenal is one of several teams very interested in signing Barcelona Dani Olmo.

Apart from the Gunners, the report revealed fellow Premier League sides Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur are interested in the Spaniard, while Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen have also shown interest.

The report claims the player has decided to stay at Barcelona, ​​but if the club fail in their bid to register him by January 3, he would be unable to play in Spain until next season and would be available for free, making a move almost inevitable.

It could be a complicated transfer to get over the line, but given Olmo’s sensational ability and versatility, he is worth pursuing, especially as he could be the ideal Martinelli upgrade and shares some similarities with Nwaneri.

How does Olmo compare to Martinelli and Nwaneri

So before we look at how Olmo stacks up against Martinelli, let’s first examine the similarities between him and Nwaneri.

The first is that the Spaniard, like the young Englishman, is more than capable playing in multiple positionsand while he has played in attacking midfield more than anywhere else, he has plenty of experience playing on the right and left of the front three, similar to the teenager’s position last night.

Another similarity is that although both players are very technically gifted and brilliant passers of the ball, capable of creating opportunities for their team-mates, they are both genuine goal threats.

For example, the Gunners’ gem from Hale End has already scored four goals for the first team in just one moment 432 minutes of action this seasonwhile the Barça star has six goals to his name in 15 games this year, as well as an assist for the extra.

This similarity is also one of the key reasons why it is an “extraordinary” international, as it is called former boss Julian Nagelsmanncould be the dream upgrade of Martinelli, because although the Brazilian has as many goals and another assist this season he made 25 appearances.

This means that the former Ituano gem currently averages a goal every 3.12 games, while the ex-Leipzig star averages one goal every 2.14 games.

What’s more, when we look under the hood at their underlying numbers from this season, it’s the “incredible” 26-year-old, as dubbed by Pep Guardiolawhich comes out far ahead.

For example, the Terrassa-born dynamo is the best in virtually all relevant metrics, including but not limited to, expected and actual non-penalty goals plus assists, progressive passes, passing accuracy, shots and shots on target, shooting and goal-creating actions and successful downloads, all 90.

Ultimately, while Martinelli can be a useful asset for Arsenal, Olmo appears to be the superior player in almost every way, so the club should do everything they can to land him at N5 this month.