Earlier this week, the Daily Mail made a claim about Gabriel Martinelli’s ‘wage demands’ that seemed a little bit on the excessive side and now a more realistic number has hit the press.
The Daily Mail ran a piece a few days ago that seemed like it was being fed to them by Gabriel Martinelli’s agent as part of negotiations. It claimed that Martinelli wanted £200kpw, almost triple the £70kpw he reportedly earns at the minute.
That would seemingly make him the third highest earner at the club behind Gabriel Jesus and the number 5.
Today (Friday), however, The Times have a much more realistic number – £100kpw.
Arsenal must treble his wages to £200,000 to seal new deal
Daily Mail11 Oct 2022By SAMI MOKBEL Chief Football Reporter
Some confusion arises as it is not entirely clear how much Martinelli is currently earning at the minute.
The Mail claim it is £70kpw, The Times claim it is £50kpw and I was operating under the impression it was around £30kpw after his last renewal reportedly tripled the £10kpw wages from his initial contract.
Regardless of what he is currently earning, £100kpw is a hell of a lot of money, especially when you are only at the very start of your career.
Martinelli, who has previously spoken about spending his career at Arsenal and becoming captain of the club, has interest from other teams.
Chelsea have been the team most loudly linked, but it seems as if Martinelli will remain true to his word and has no interest in moving across London.