{"id":46025,"date":"2026-04-18T16:31:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T20:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/18\/report-psg-manager-holds-surprise-transfer-talks-with-arsenal-stars-representative\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T16:31:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T20:31:17","slug":"report-psg-manager-holds-surprise-transfer-talks-with-arsenal-stars-representative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/18\/report-psg-manager-holds-surprise-transfer-talks-with-arsenal-stars-representative\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: PSG manager holds surprise transfer talks with Arsenal star&#8217;s representative"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/18\/report-psg-manager-holds-surprise-transfer-talks-with-arsenal-stars-representative\/#Should_Arsenal_let_Gabriel_Martinelli_go\" >Should Arsenal let Gabriel Martinelli go?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/18\/report-psg-manager-holds-surprise-transfer-talks-with-arsenal-stars-representative\/#Will_PSG_really_sign_Martinelli\" >Will PSG really sign Martinelli?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Gabriel Martinelli, Cristian Mosquera and Victor Gyokeres applaud Arsenal fans (Photo by Mike Hewitt\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Paris Saint-Germain manager Luis Campos reportedly held a surprise meeting with Arsenal striker Gabriel Martinelli&#8217;s agent.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Brazil international has had inconsistent performances for the Gunners, but showed plenty of potential when he first broke out as a young player at the Emirates Stadium.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Download the official CaughtOffSide app to get all the latest news and updates straight to your phone. above <span role=\"presentation\"><u>apple<\/u><\/span>  &#038; <span role=\"presentation\"><u>Google play<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Still, it may come as a bit of a surprise that PSG are paying attention to Martinelli, as quoted and translated by Get French Football News from L&#8217;Equipe.<\/p>\n<p>The report also suggests that PSG have held talks over RB Leipzig star Yann Diomande, who would perhaps make more sense for the position as the Ligue 1 giants&#8217; priority target.<\/p>\n<p>It could make sense for PSG to keep Martinelli in mind as a replacement. Especially since the 24-year-old Martinelli could very well perform better in a slightly less competitive league with a more attack-oriented team.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_Arsenal_let_Gabriel_Martinelli_go\"><\/span>Should Arsenal let Gabriel Martinelli go?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Arsenal will definitely need to offload Martinelli this summer if the money is right. This is because they can perform better on the left side of the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Having scored just one goal in the Premier League all season (though he has fared better in the Champions League, Martinelli seems to have really regressed, meaning Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side are not performing well enough in the final third).<\/p>\n<p>Of course, other teams have underperformed as well, but bringing a truly elite forward to that team could help the rest of the offense improve their game.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Will_PSG_really_sign_Martinelli\"><\/span>Will PSG really sign Martinelli?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Martinelli seems like a bit of a gamble for PSG, especially since he won&#8217;t be that cheap.<\/p>\n<p>See below for the Transfer Fit rating for this deal. I gave it a very low rating on 9\/25. Learn more about how we evaluate&#8230;<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><strong>Gabriel Martinelli<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><strong>Total score: 9\/25<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">Transfer fee<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">**<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">performance<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">performance<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">**<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">career phase<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">***<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">The need for squads<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b><i>Want more catchoffside coverage? Add us <\/i><\/b><b><i><span draggable=\"true\">Google recommended sources<\/span><\/i><\/b><b><i>    Add trusted news to your favorites list<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>PSG already has Juvica Kvaratschelia, Desiree Douye and Bradley Barcola as options on the left, all of whom look much better than Martinelli.<\/p>\n<p>In short, this rumor doesn&#8217;t make any sense at all, but it&#8217;s probably a noteworthy rumor since it comes from a reliable source.<\/p>\n<p>Clubs will be looking at a number of players and will have Plan B, Plan C and even Plan D goals behind their preferred options.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gabriel Martinelli, Cristian Mosquera and Victor Gyokeres applaud Arsenal fans (Photo by Mike Hewitt\/Getty Images) Paris Saint-Germain manager Luis Campos reportedly held a surprise meeting with Arsenal striker Gabriel Martinelli&#8217;s agent. The Brazil international has had inconsistent performances for the Gunners, but showed plenty of potential when he first broke out as a young player [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46026,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[40],"class_list":{"0":"post-46025","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46025"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46025\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}