Only at 18, Gabriel Martinelli has risen up as a leader figure for the Gunners – a miracle born during Unai Emery’s few last months of reign.
Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno has noticed that and expressed his confidence in the youngster.
“I think he can become a world-class player,” Leno told Soccer AM.
“World class, 100 per cent, because he has talent, he has quality but I think his biggest strength is his mentality.
“He is working unbelievably [hard]. I remember in our bad time when we struggled a lot, he was working so hard.
“He was one of the leaders! At 18 years old, he came from nowhere, nobody knew him before and to play like this, and to behave like this, it’s very good to see.
“I think if he keeps doing like this, he will be an unbelievable player.”
He further spoke of Gunners youngster Bukayo Saka, Joe Willock and Reiss Nelson.
“I think for the fans it’s very good because you have a very young team, they can develop very quickly,” Leno added.
“You can see they compete, they are playing a lot of games.
“Saka is very young, Joe is still very young, Reiss had experience in Germany and he is doing very well now. We can have a very good time with them.
“Of course, they need time, you have to give them the time and if they have a good mentality, we will be successful with them.”
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