Although much of the focus from an Arsenal perspective in the January transfer window has been about their attempts to bolster their forward options, they may also have to fend off interest in one of their existing strikers.
Ah-Ahly want to sign Gabriel Martinelli, and are willing to pay up to ₤100 million for the right to do so.
Whilst this might be tempting from a financial viewpoint, given the enormous profit that the Gunners will make on the deal, such an offer will be rejected out of hand.
Arsenal can ill-afford to lose a player of his calibre, even though he has not matched his goalscoring exploits of two seasons ago. And with their search for another striker in the current window increasingly looking like it will come up empty-handed, selling one of their existing forwards at this stage of the season would cause the fan-base to erupt in anger.
Martinelli has always indicated that he is happy at the Emirates, and, given that he is under contract until 2027, with the option of a further year, he is unlikely to be going anywhere in the next few days.
