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Napoli have become the latest club to join the race to sign Arsenal winger Gabriel Martinelli this summer, according to Sport Italia journalist Gianluigi Longari. The Brazil international was recently the subject of interest from Galatasaray. The Turkish champions made an offer worth £38.4 million for his services. However, Martinelli’s camp have since informed Arsenal that the 25-year-old has no desire to join the Super Lig giants during the ongoing transfer window. Longari now claims that Napoli have sounded out Arsenal regarding Martinelli, and ‘talks are ongoing’. Napoli could sign one or two players from Arsenal The Naples outfit have a long-term dream of signing Jesus, and could facilitate the move once they part ways with two more attacking players. Napoli recently confirmed Romelu Lukaku’s departure to Fenerbahce and are presently focused on finding suitors for Noa Lang and Lorenzo Lucca. Lang has been the subject of interest from Ajax. With Mika Godts on the cusp of joining Paris Saint-Germain, the Dutch side could lodge a bid. Napoli will be hoping to find an interested club for Lucca soon to proceed with negotiations for Jesus, who is reportedly valued at £20m by the Gunners. Martinelli has now emerged as another target for the Serie A giants. They have, in fact, spoken with the Gunners, which has not happened for Jesus yet. The big question remains whether they can afford the transfer fee and the player’s wages. Arsenal value the winger at £51.3m, as things stand. Martinelli is also on £180,000 per week, which is only bettered by Kevin De Bruyne at the Naples side. Napoli could be prepared to meet the winger’s financial requirements, but doubts remain about whether they can afford the Gunners’ transfer demands. Since 2022, Rasmus Hojlund has been Napoli’s biggest purchase at £38m. He arrived on an initial £5m loan from Manchester United with a conditional obligation to buy last summer. Napoli could well propose a similar loan-to-buy agreement tied to Champions League qualification next season. It remains to be seen whether Arsenal consider it. Stats from Capology.com