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Who else could Mikel Arteta lure to the Premier League if Arsenal fail to land Martin Odegaard this summer? By Adam Le Roux It’s hard to imagine this Arsenal team without Martin Odegaard pulling the strings in it right now, but that could be a distinct possibility if Real Madrid have their way this summer. The Spanish giants hold all the cards when it comes to deciding where the 22-year-old will be playing his football next season, with his future still up in the air with just a little over a month of the season remaining. The small matter of trying to attract Erling Haaland to the club is also on their mind, with the Borussia Dortmund striker reportedly saying he would want to share a dressing room with his compatriot at the Santiago Bernabeu. So if the worst comes to the worst and the playmaker isn’t going to be wearing the red and white of the Gunners, Mikel Arteta is going to be need someone with as much creativity and tactical guile to replace him. With the No.10 role in this team...

Arsenal need Martinelli - but not the one you might be thinking of: Could Mikel Arteta bring the teenage Brazilian sensation to the Premier League in the summer transfer window? By Adam Le Roux Why just have one Martinelli when you can have two? While Gabriel was banging one in against Sheffield United yesterday, Arsenal have also been keeping tabs on his namesake Matheus - who has been catching the eye in Brazil. The 19-year-old plies his trade for Fluminense in the Brazilian Serie A, and has reportedly been approached by the Gunners ahead of a summer switch to the Emirates. But apart from sharing a surname with one of the most promising players at the club at the moment, what else do we know about the teenage sensation? All-action and box to box Since making his first team debut for the club back in December, Martinelli has been something of a mainstay in the Fluminense midfield, having netted three times in his 11 appearances since. The teenager’s ability to ghost past opponent...