Transfer Talk: Chelsea keeping tabs on Arsenal ace Martinelli

Chelsea are paying close attention to Gabriel Martinelli's contract situation at Arsenal.

The Brazilian is bound to the North London club until 2024 although there is a one-year extension included in his current deal.

Martinelli has been a regular for the league leaders this season, scoring three times in eight top-flight games. 

One of his standout performances for the Gunners came against Chelsea in January 2020 — where he ran the length of the pitch, gliding past N'Golo Kante before slotting home. 

And now the Blues are keeping an eye on his situation at Arsenal, with owner Todd Boehly ready to pounce on any potential deal, report The Daily Mail.

Boss Mikel Arteta is said to be keen on extending the 21-year-old's stay at the Emirates but no agreement has been struck yet.

The same can be said for star men Bukayo Saka and William Saliba who have both been key performers for Arteta.

Title challengers Manchester City are one club who have been linked to Saka, while Barcelona were monitoring Saliba before deciding to sign Jules Kounde in the summer. 

In other news

Manchester City are already working on a new deal that would void Erling Haaland's reported release clause, according to Mundo Deportivo. 

A swap deal between Chelsea and AC Milan involving Rafael Leao could take place in the summer, reports Calciomercato, with the Italian side interested in Christian Pulisic and Callum Hudson-Odoi.

Bild report that the race for Ajax star Mohammed Kudus is heating up, with Tottenham and Everton two clubs keen on signing the 22-year-old.