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Two Arsenal stars snubbed for Man City clash in huge double transfer hint Mikel Arteta leaves Gabriel Martinelli and Ethan Nwaneri out of Arsenal squad for the Community Shield Ethan Nwaneri and Gabriel Martinelli were both not included in the 20-man Arsenal squad for their FA Community Shield clash with Manchester City. The Gunners named Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka and Martin Zubimendi in the group having not featured at all this pre-season. 16-year-old Max Dowman was also included on the bench. Nwaneri and Martinelli were both pictured with the squad, therefore travelling as part of the Arsenal group. There have been strong links to an exit for both players. However, the club has so far not received any reasonable offers for the pair. Galatasaray have been snubbed in an attempt for the Brazilian, with the player believed not to be interested in a move to Turkey. A £38million offer was submitted, which is also thought to be below the Gunners’ asking price. FOLLOW OUR ARSENAL FB PAGE! Latest Gunners news, analysis and much more via our dedicated Facebook page Nwaneri spent last season on loan with Marseille, but struggled to get regular game time. Arteta said he had been impressed with the player during pre-season, but remains on the outside of this top twenty, and when questioned lately could not guarantee his place in the squad beyond the end of the window’s close. “I want him to be at the club but something is in the medium-long term what is best for the player as well,” Arteta said in his pre-match press conference. “Ethan needs to play football and if he stays here it’s because we can guarantee that he can have those minutes. “Otherwise it's just something that is not good for anybody I think.” Gabriel Jesus and Reiss Nelson were both also left out, however neither were pictured with the squad before the game. This could offer a clearer explanation for where their standing is with the group as opposed to the aforementioned pair. Nelson is in talks over a potential move to West Ham. While Napoli have been credited with an interest in Jesus.