When Arsenal spent £6m on a relatively unknown Brazilian forward by the name of Gabriel Martinelli back in July of 2019, many supporters at The Emirates must have been wondering why Raul Sanllehi had committed such an amount on the signing of a largely inexperienced – albeit promising – player. However, while it is undeniable that Gunners supporters and Sanllehi did not exactly see eye to eye for the majority of his spell as the club's head of football, it must be said that the 56-year-old very much hit the jackpot when bringing the winger to north London a little over three years ago. Indeed, after taking two seasons to find his feet in England, the 21-year-old well and truly...
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