Arsenal had plenty of work to do in their Carabao Cup semi-final against Newcastle to advance but they now have a fresh injury issue to contend with after Gabriel Martinelli was forced off
Things went from bad to worse for Mikel Arteta and Arsenal after Gabriel Martinelli was forced off against Newcastle with a hamstring injury.
The Brazilian forward is one of the few attacking options Arteta has available with no new signings made in January and Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus sidelined.
But he was forced off late in the first half of Wednesday night’s Carabao Cup semi-final with Newcastle after injuring himself to leave Arsenal even lighter on numbers in the attacking department.
Ethan Nwaneri replaced Martinelli, who was able to trudge off the pitch on his own accord, with Arsenal 3-0 down on aggregate against the Magpies.
Martinelli’s injury comes just two days after the January transfer window shut, meaning Arsenal are now unable to add to their squad until the summer.
The club decided against bolstering their squad in the winter window, though they did see a bid for Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins knocked back. They were linked with a number of strikers, including summer target Benjamin Sesko.
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