'100 billion' Lee Kang-in Love Call → But why?Arsenal lost their key FW again → Hamstring injury OUT, manager "disappointed"
'100 billion' Lee Kang-in Love Call → But why?Arsenal lost their key FW again → Hamstring injury OUT, manager "disappointed"
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Arsenal, which failed to recruit new strikers such as Lee Kang-in during the winter transfer window, is paying a heavy price. Even Gabriel Martinelli, the main striker, collapsed, making it difficult to manage the strikers.
Global sports media The Athletic reported on the 6th (Korea Standard Time) that "Asnal striker Gabriel Martinelli is scheduled to be examined for a suspected hamstring injury. He will undergo additional tests to confirm the severity of the injury."
According to 90min British media, Coach Mikel Arteta said, "Martinelli felt pain. He seems to have hurt his hamstring. He constantly felt uncomfortable. I think we need to check his injury condition with an MRI."
The situation couldn't be worse for Arsenal continues. With too many injuries this season, including Ben White, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Mikel Merino, and Ricardo Calafiori, it has become a trouble for the strikers recently. With Bukayo Saka suffering from injury last year, and Gabriel Jesus collapsing from the cruciate ligament rupture in January, he was out of the lineup.
Martinelli started in the second away game of the Carabao Cup semi-final against Newcastle United in the 2024-2025 season, but collapsed after complaining of pain in the 37th minute of the first half. As he was judged to be unable to play further, he was substituted for Ethan Nwaneri. Arsenal lost 0-2, failing to advance to the final.
As Martinelli, who had not had a bad record with seven goals and four assists in 35 matches this season, was excluded, Arsenal, which is in the race to win the Premier League, will be dealt a severe blow. As hamstring injuries are frequently recurrent, they need to recover completely. It is expected that the team will need at least a month to recover.
Arsenal lost Martinelli along with Saka and Jesús, which significantly reduced their attacking options. As the Premier League, the FA Cup, and the UEFA Champions League have to play together, Martinelli's absence is inevitably felt.
The choice of not actively reinforcing players during the winter transfer market eventually became a boomerang.
Arsenal targeted many players during the transfer market last winter and were also linked to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) striker Lee Kang-in.
James McNicholas, a reporter for The Athletic who is exclusively in charge of Arsenal, said at the time that Arsenal aims to recruit him on loan in January. Lee Kang-in, who scored six goals in 16 matches in the French Ligue 1 this season, is well known to Arsenal, but the transfer fee currently set is burdensome. Arsenal claimed that Lee Kang-in is willing to negotiate if PSG is ready to consider a loan with a full recruitment option.
"Lee Kang-in is constantly playing under Luis Enrique, but he is considering several options at PSG. He may want a new challenge," he said, stressing that there is a possibility that Lee Kang-in may want to transfer.
The French media VIPSG also reported that Arsenal's interest in Lee Kang-in is hotter than ever, adding that it is true that Arsenal are interested in Lee Kang-in.
However, the high transfer fee set by PSG for Lee Kang-in became an obstacle. Royk Tanji, a reporter for L'Equipe, a leading French newspaper, said, "PSG does not want to sell Lee Kang-in. In order for PSG to put Lee Kang-in on the transfer list, it needs an offer of more than 50 million euros (about 75.2 billion won). "Lee Kang-in is also considering various interests of the club, but not more. At this point, I don't want to leave," he said, reporting that the transfer will not take place.
In fact, Arsenal decided to focus on the summer transfer market rather than the winter transfer market, and the transfer did not happen as they pulled out of Lee Kang-in, who was asking for a high price. The problem is that not only Lee Kang-in but also other players were not recruited. While spending the season with a small team, many injuries occurred at once, which disrupted squad management. 바카라
Notably, only Kai Havertz, Raheem Sterling, Leandro Trossar and Nwaneri are left in the offensive. They lack both quantity and quality to compete steadily at a high level. Arsenal faced the biggest crisis of the season.