Champions League: Paul Merson names player Arsenal will regret selling

Arsenal legend, Paul Merson, has identified Gabriel Martinelli arsenic the subordinate whose lack could outgo the Gunners successful the UEFA Champions League this season.

Arsenal volition statesman their Champions League run with an distant lucifer against Napoli on Wednesday.

The Gunners finished arsenic runners-up past play aft losing to Paris Saint-Germain successful the final.

However, Merson believes Arsenal’s determination to merchantability Martinelli to Al-Hilal could wounded their chances of winning the Champions League this term.

Speaking to Sky Sports astir Arsenal’s chances of winning the Champions League, Merson said:

“When you spell and play PSG distant and Bayern Munich away, and they travel and person a spell astatine you, they won’t person that fearfulness of that gait of Martinelli connected the counter-attack, and that volition outgo them.”

Champions League: Paul Merson names subordinate Arsenal volition regret selling