Report: Ankle ligament damage ends Gabriel Martinelli football career
Report: Ankle ligament damage ends Gabriel Martinelli football career
In not altogether surprising news, David Ornstein reports that Gabriel Martinelli will miss the final two games of the season after suffering ankle ligament damage in the 3-0 defeat to Brighton last Sunday.
The Brazilian was hurt by a nasty first half challenge from Gunners transfer target Moises Caicedo, and although he tried to play on, was replaced after just 19 minutes. He was then seen sporting a protective boot at the end of the game.
🚨 Gabriel Martinelli will miss final 2 Arsenal games through injury. Suffered ankle ligament damage in Sunday’s loss to Brighton. 21yo Brazil winger ruled out for a number of weeks but should return for pre-season ahead of new campaign @TheAthleticFC #AFC https://t.co/FwFzeMJb3c
— David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) May 17, 2023
Martinelli has been one of Arsenal’s best players this season, with 15 Premier League goals to his name, and 6 assists in all competitions – making 46 appearances in total.
He’ll now sit out the remainder of the season, and hopefully he can recover sufficiently to take part in pre-season which will see us take on Manchester United and Barcelona among others.
With a trip to Nottingham Forest on Saturday evening, Mikel Arteta can choose between Leandro Trossard, Emile Smith Rowe and Reiss Nelson to replace Martinelli on the left hand side of the front three.

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