Gabriel Martinelli reveals he had failed trials at Man United and Barcelona before Arsenal move AFC MUFC
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“Then there was this time I met [Paul] Pogba. Ibra [Zlatan Ibrahimovic] was there another time when I was a little older, I think it was the third or fourth trial. Advertisement“But when I turned 17 – that was the last time I went to Manchester – I went back to Brazil and they said they didn’t want me, so that was it. I would come home to practice.
“So when I came permanently to Arsenal, I think I was a little more used to it. I knew how things were here and I knew a little about the culture too. “Since I was young I had this project with Manchester United, so in my head I was a bit like, ‘hey, I’m going to Manchester, regardless, when I turn 18’.
Martinelli then revealed he trained at Barcelona’s famed academy La Masia alongside Ansu Fati, who is considered one of Spain’s top talents.“I practised with Ansu Fati when I went there. We became friends and I stayed there for 15 days.
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