Arsenal transfer news: Andrea Berta 'offered' £43.2m Gabriel Martinelli replacement as Man United battle intensifies

Arsenal are 1 of 4 Premier League clubs to person been approached implicit a woody to motion AC Milan winger Rafael Leao, the latest study has claimed.

The Gunners produced 1 of their astir ascendant displays of the play truthful acold successful Saturday's 3-0 triumph implicit Fulham, allowing them to determination six points wide of Manchester City astatine the apical of the Premier League table.

Mikel Arteta's attacking trident of Bukayo Saka, Viktor Gyokeres and Leandro Trossard were each connected opus astatine the Emirates, arsenic the trio combined for each 3 of Arsenal's goals successful the London derby.

Left-winger Trossard provided the assistance for Gyokeres's 2nd of the afternoon, and the Belgian besides registered a 100% occurrence complaint from six take-ons - his highest full successful a Premier League game.

Trossard has made his lawsuit to commencement implicit Gabriel Martinelli successful Tuesday's Champions League semi-final 2nd limb with Atletico Madrid, but neither antheral has consistently delivered implicit the people of the 2025-26 campaign, and their futures are unclear heading into the summer.

Eberechi Eze has lone made a fleeting interaction connected the near helping too, truthful upgrading that presumption is expected to beryllium a precedence for Mikel Arteta and sporting manager Andrea Berta implicit the summer.

Arsenal 'offered chance' to motion Rafael Leao successful £43.2m deal

Milan's Leao has been heavy linked with a determination to the Premier League for a fig of years now, and according to TEAMtalk, the Portugal planetary has present been offered to assorted clubs by intermediaries.

Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United person reportedly each been contacted to gauge their involvement successful a woody for Leao, who is astir to participate the past 2 years of his declaration astatine San Siro.

Milan person not fixed up anticipation of extending his existent deal, but the study adds that they would beryllium unfastened to a merchantability for an affordable interest of £43.2m if Leao decides not to pen caller terms.

Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain are besides attentive to the situation, but a power to England is presently viewed arsenic the astir viable for Leao, who has 10 goals and 3 assists to amusement from 28 Milan matches this season.

The 26-year-old has lone managed 1 assistance and nary goals successful his past six Serie A appearances, though, and helium has besides struggled with calf and adductor injuries passim the season.

Interest successful Leao has not dwindled contempt his fittingness issues, though, arsenic Man United are seemingly prepared to connection 3 players successful speech for the Portuguese attacker this summer.

How does Rafael Leao comparison to Gabriel Martinelli, Leandro Trossard?

Leao's 9 goals successful the 2025-26 Serie A whitethorn not basal retired arsenic spectacular, but Trossard has netted conscionable 5 times successful the existent Premier League season, portion Martinelli boasts a paltry 1 top-flight goal.

However, Trossard boasts treble Leao's assists - six to 3 - and has created 34 chances compared to the Milan man's 20, suggesting that the Belgian would inactive beryllium a amended playmaking enactment than the Brazilian.

Leao does travel up trumps for conversion rate, crushed duel occurrence complaint and take-ons completed, though, truthful the 26-year-old could bring a antithetic magnitude to the Gunners' onslaught if they tin triumph the £43.2m race.