Arsenal bombshell as Chelsea and Man Utd create huge problems: FT recap

Tom Weber
Tom Weber
  • Updated: 3 Mar 2025 20:50 GMT
  • 4 min read
Mikel Arteta, Enzo Maresca, Ruben Amorim
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Monday delivered some huge transfer news as a huge Arsenal revelation was made.

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Plus, Chelsea and Man Utd faced two very different problems of their own making and Arsenal made a decision on the future of Gabriel Martinelli. There's plenty to cover, so let's jump right in.

Exclusive: Arsenal make Martinelli decision

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FootballTransfers understands that Arsenal will keep Gabriel Martinelli despite their interest in Nico Williams.

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Sesko release clause

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Contrary to previous reports, top Arsenal target Benjamin Sesko has a formal release clause - and it's more expensive than initially thought.

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Man Utd's Obi blunder

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Man Utd will be without Chido Obi for the remainder of their Europa League campaign because they did not actually register him.

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Chelsea's Petrovic solution

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Chelsea also made a mistake by offloading Djordje Petrovic in the summer, but bringing him back is the simplest solution to their goalkeeper problem.

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Jorginho to seal move this week

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Arsenal midfielder Jorginho could sign a pre-contract with Flamengo as early as this week.

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Berta in advanced Arsenal talks

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Former Atletico Madrid sporting director Andrea Berta has ended his negotiations with AC Milan as he is in advanced talks to succeed Edu at Arsenal.

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Kimmich row at Bayern

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The shocking process behind Bayern withdrawing their Joshua Kimmich contract offer has been revealed.

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Onana going nowhere

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Man Utd goalkeeper Andre Onana is determined to stay at Old Trafford.

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