{"id":464921,"date":"2026-03-08T22:36:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T22:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/464921\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T22:36:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T22:36:22","slug":"arsenal-want-87m-for-superstar-who-instructs-agent-to-open-talks-with-man-utd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/464921\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal want \u00a387m for superstar who \u2018instructs agent to open talks with Man Utd\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United have been made aware of the transfer fee they need to pay to bring Martin Odegaard to Old Trafford, with Arsenal also placing a hefty price tag on Gabriel Martinelli, according to a report.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/tag\/martin-odegaard\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Odegaard<\/a> is the Arsenal captain, but that has not stopped the former Real Madrid attacking midfielder from being the subject of speculation.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old\u2019s importance in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/arsenal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arsenal<\/a> team appears to be dwindling, with the Norway international making only 13 starts in the Premier League and just two starts in the Champions League so far this season.<\/p>\n<p>Odegaard has been unfortunate with shoulder, knee and muscle injuries this season, but even when fit and available, he has not always been used in the starting line-up by Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta.<\/p>\n<p>A speculative report in February 2026 claimed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/arsenal-martin-odegaard-open-talks-man-utd-likely-new-captain-rice\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Odegaard has \u2018instructed his agent to open talks with Manchester United\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Our friends at TEAMtalk have since dismissed suggestions that <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/arsenal\/martin-odegaard-exclusive-open-talks-new-deal-juventus-inter-interest-areteta-verdict\" target=\"_blank\">Odegaard wants to leave Arsenal<\/a>, who themselves want to keep hold of their creative star.<\/p>\n<p>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/premier-league-player-stats-2025-26-salah-haaland-isak\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Van Dijk, Haaland, Fernandes all lead key statistics in the 2025\/26 Premier League<\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, speculation persists on Odegaard\u2019s future, with <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2026\/03\/06\/arsenal-transfer-exclusive-martin-odegaard-gabriel-martinelli\/\" target=\"_blank\">CaughtOffSide<\/a> now reporting that Arsenal want \u20ac100million for the Norway international.<\/p>\n<p>The report has claimed that while Odegaard is \u2018not pushing for a move\u2019 away from the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal are willing to sell him should a club come in with an offer of \u20ac100m.<\/p>\n<p>Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Barcelona, and Atletico Madrid\u00a0are the clubs named in the report as interested parties in Odegaard.<\/p>\n<p>Odegaard is under contract at Arsenal until the summer of 2028.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old creative midfielder has played 225 matches in all competitions for Arsenal so far in his career, scoring 42 goals and providing 45 assists in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Gabriel Martinelli has also been linked with moves away from Arsenal this summer, with Barcelona and Atletico Madrid keen on the Brazil international winger.<\/p>\n<p>Like Odegaard, Martinelli\u2019s impact on the team at Arsenal has also dwindled this season.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/feature-key-dates-arsenal-manchester-city-quadruple\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Key dates as Arsenal and Manchester City go in search of the elusive quadruple<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old winger has made only nine starts in the Premier League and just four starts in the Champions League for the Gunners so far this season.<\/p>\n<p>CaughtOffSide has reported that Arsenal want \u20ac65m for Martinelli, who is \u2018more likely to leave\u2019 than Odegaard this summer.<\/p>\n<p>The winger is under contract at Arsenal until the summer of 2027, with an option to extend it by a further year.<\/p>\n<p>Martinelli has scored 62 goals and given 33 assists in 263 appearances for Arsenal so far in his career.<\/p>\n<p>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/arsenal-bordering-garbage-embarrasing-gabriel-arteta-criticism-wrong-mailbox\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arsenal play is \u2018bordering on garbage\u2019 as \u2019embarrassing\u2019 star is singled out \u2013 but Arteta attacks are wrong<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United have been made aware of the transfer fee they need to pay to bring Martin 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