Arsenal player wages as star demands staggering wage increase to re-sign

Gabriel Martinelli is reportedly demanding a huge pay increase from Arsenal to re-sign with the club.

The 21-year-old Brazilian has been in magnificent form so far this season and has been one of Mikel Arteta’s most important attacking weapons.

Against Liverpool on Sunday, Martinelli was simply unplayable at times. He petrified Trent Alexander-Arnold with his electrifying pace and movement on route to scoring and assisting in the game.

He now has four goals and two assists in nine Premier League appearances this season.

A return which understandably hasn’t gone unnoticed in the media or with the Arsenal board.

According to the Daily Mail and The Mirror, the club have begun contract talks with Martinelli’s representatives.

The form of their young star has provided them with enough of an incentive to tie him down long-term on a bumper contract.

Martinelli’s current deal runs until June 2024 and earns him a reported £90,000-per-week.

However, in order to re-sign with the club and commit his future long-term, Martinelli is demanding a pretty enormous pay increase to £200,000-per-week.

That £110,000 weekly rise would make Martinelli the club’s second highest-paid player and would represent a real level of commitment to such a young star.

Will Arsenal be willing to take such a huge risk on a player that hasn’t yet stood the test of time in the Premier League?

We’ve used Spotrac to analyse Arsenal’s existing wage structure and assess how Martinelli would fit into system should he be granted the deal.

For Oleksandr Zinchenko, whose salary data wasn’t available on Spotrac, we have used The Sun.

23. Arthur Okonkwo: £1,538-per-week22. Reiss Nelson: £15,000-per-week21. Emile Smith Rowe: £20,000-per-week20. Bukayo Saka: