Arsenal’s younger winger Marquinhos will not be as massive a reputation as Gabriel Jesus or Oleksandr Zinchenko however the brand new summer time signing might nicely make an prompt affect in Mikel Arteta’s squad this season.
There’s something of an expectation that the 19-year-old gem will go straight into the U23 squad for the upcoming marketing campaign.
Though that’s not the idea of teammate and first-team star Granit Xhaka, who has tipped the previous Sao Paulo starlet to breakthrough in an analogous vein to his fellow countryman, Gabriel Martinelli.
Talking in final weekend’s matchday programme for his or her closing pre-season conflict towards Sevilla – a sport through which the Gunners got here out on prime – the Swiss midfielder mentioned:
“He jogs my memory of Gabi Martinelli when he first got here, everybody was saying ‘yeah he’ll go to the under-23s first’ and stuff like this, however how Gabi tailored at this degree was unbelievable, and I’ve the identical feeling with Marquinhos as nicely.
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“For his age he’s very developed bodily, very quick, good left foot. In fact, he must adapt to this degree first, this nation as nicely, however I see a giant future for this man.”
Marquinhos has earned two substitute appearances in pre-season, enjoying 23 minutes towards FC Nürnberg and 17 minutes towards Premier League rivals Chelsea, so it’s evident that Arteta was taking a eager look on him earlier than the beginning of the brand new marketing campaign, which will get underway on Friday night time as Arsenal journey to Crystal Palace.
{The teenager} was a part of Sao Paulo’s first-team set-up they usually have been determined to maintain maintain of him – in response to GOAL, that they had supplied him a brand new deal price 13 instances what he was at the moment incomes.
He was even trusted to begin a Copa Libertadores last-16 conflict towards Racing Membership, the place he bagged his first purpose for the Tricolour Paulista. The Brazilian sensation additionally contributed to their different two objectives within the 3-1 victory.
“Speaking about Marquinhos, he made his debut every week in the past and tonight he was the protagonist,” his then-manager Hernan Crespo mentioned after the Racing win.
In the meantime, the younger dynamo has been likened to Douglas Costa, who was as soon as a star for Shaktar Donetsk, the place he earned a profitable transfer to Bayern Munich.
“He made an enormous impression at Sao Paulo final season. He jogs my memory of Douglas Costa, versatile, cell and may function throughout the entrance line,” claimed South American soccer professional Tim Vickery to Sky Sports activities.
Ought to Arteta belief him to be concerned within the coming weeks and months, then he might nicely unearth the Gunners’ subsequent Martinelli as on the above proof, the north Londoners have an thrilling expertise with luggage of potential – Xhaka definitely thinks so.
Arsenal’s involvement within the Europa League can even open up a possible avenue for minutes, even when it’s from the bench.
Nobody anticipated the Brazilian to interrupt by in the way in which he did, so Marquinhos’ potential affect this season can’t be understated simply but.
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