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'Dreams of returning': Gabriel Martinelli plan revelaed after Arsenal exit

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Verri, M. (2026, September 24). 'Dreams of returning': Gabriel Martinelli plan revelaed after Arsenal exit. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-fc-transfer-news-martinelli-return-b1298198.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-24 · by Matt Verri

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Gabriel Martinelli left Arsenal over the summer for Al-Hilal in a £60 million transfer, setting a new record at Arsenal. His agent Marcos Casseb revealed that while Martinelli signed a contract through 2030 with Al-Hilal, he dreams of returning to his childhood club Corinthians and playing for them before retiring. Casseb also mentioned that the Brazilian national team hopes are still open for Martinelli if he performs well in Saudi Arabia.
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Gabriel Martinelli, a key player for Arsenal during their recent Premier League triumph, left the London club over the summer to join Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia for a record transfer fee of £60 million. Having spent seven years with Arsenal after initially signing from Brazilian lower leagues for £6m ahead of Mikel Arteta's tenure, Martinelli made 53 appearances last season.

His agent, Marcos Casseb, has revealed that Martinelli harbors dreams of returning to his boyhood club, Corinthians, where he trained as a youth. With a contract at Al-Hilal until 2030, when Martinelli will be 29 years old, Casseb stated that the player's long-term vision includes playing for Corinthians and potentially rejoining the Brazilian national team.

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Arsenal Brazilian Corinthians Premier League the Premier League

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Arsenal ORG · 9× Martinelli PERSON · 5× Brazilian NORP · 4× Casseb PERSON · 3× Premier League ORG · 3× Corinthians ORG · 2× the Premier League ORG · 2× Al-Hilal ORG · 1× Gunners ORG · 1× London GPE · 1×

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It was a very good departure for him and for Arsenal Gabriel Martinelli’s agent Martinelli was left out of the matchday squad for the Community Shield and then the Premier League opener against Coventry.
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🔮 What he needs is to perform his football well." Martinelli made 53 appearances in all competitions last season as Arsenal ended their 22-year wait for a Premier League title. However, it became clear at the start of this campaign that the club saw him as a player who could bring in a significant transfer fee.
2026-09-24 · Evening Standard
'Dreams of returning': Gabriel Martinelli plan revelaed after Arsenal exit · assertive framing

Claims (23 extracted, 1 hedged)

The winger left the Gunners over the summer to join Al-Hilal in a £60million move, making him Arsenal's record sale. asserted
him → leave → move
He spent seven years in north London, having signed as a £6m punt from the lower leagues of Brazilian football in the summer before Mikel Arteta took charge. asserted
Arteta → spend → charge
Martinelli's contract in Saudi Arabia runs through to 2030, but his agent Marcos Casseb is already looking at the future beyond that. asserted
Casseb → run → that
Corinthians are the club Martinelli grew up supporting and he spent four years at the club's academy after joining at the age of six. asserted
he → grow → six
Asked if Martinelli wanted to return to Brazil before he retired, Casseb told Brazilian news outlet Itatiaia Esporte: "I think a little further down the line, yes. asserted
I → ask → line
He has four years left on his contract there, until he's 29. asserted
he → have → contract
He does dream of returning, playing for Corinthians, the club he left, his passion. asserted
he → dream → passion
He wants to come back someday. asserted
He → want → ?
"He has every chance of returning to the Brazilian national team. asserted
He → return → team
What he needs is to perform his football well." Martinelli made 53 appearances in all competitions last season as Arsenal ended their 22-year wait for a Premier League title. However, it became clear at the start of this campaign that the club saw him as a player who could bring in a significant transfer fee. uncertain
who → need → fee
We felt it was time for him to move on, and the club had also seen it that way. asserted
club → feel → it
It was a very good departure for him and for Arsenal Gabriel Martinelli’s agent Martinelli was left out of the matchday squad for the Community Shield and then the Premier League opener against Coventry. asserted
Martinelli → leave → Coventry
The Brazilian was a target for Galatasaray before he informed Arsenal that he had no desire to move to Turkey. asserted
he → inform → Turkey
Casseb revealed that his client was not short of offers and even had the option to remain in the Premier League, but preferred a fresh start abroad. asserted
client → reveal → start
"His time at Arsenal has come to an end," Casseb said. asserted
Casseb → come → end
"It was seven years - he arrived there at 18 years old. asserted
he → arrive → ?
"Arsenal underwent a massive restructuring and, last year, they won the Premier League. asserted
they → undergo → League
We felt it was time for him to move on, and the club had also seen it that way. asserted
it → feel → ?
"Besides everything else, he also became Arsenal's biggest-ever sale and he still helped Arsenal make a lot of money from his departure. asserted
Arsenal → become → departure
"Did he get offers? asserted
he → get → offers
He did, yeah. asserted
He → do → ?
We had offers from Italian clubs, we had offers from German clubs and we had offers from other Premier League clubs. asserted
we → have → clubs
"But it was a moment when I think he needed and he also wanted to clear his head a bit, to change scenery." asserted
he → think → scenery
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