{"id":1329,"date":"2026-05-13T14:57:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/?p=1329"},"modified":"2026-05-13T14:57:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:57:53","slug":"real-madrid-jose-mourinho-tells-real-madrid-to-sign-arsenal-talent-of-the-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/?p=1329","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid: Jose Mourinho tells Real Madrid to sign Arsenal \u2018talent of the century\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Jose Mourinho has urged Real Madrid to raid Arsenal for Gabriel Martinelli, according to a Spanish report, with the incoming Portuguese manager also telling Los Blancos president Florentino Perez to get a deal done for Manchester City midfielder Rodri.<\/p>\n<p>According to <em>TEAMtalk<\/em>Mourinho has a deal in principle with Madrid over replacing Alvaro Arbeloa as the manager this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Mourinho is in charge of Benfica at the moment, but the former Manchester United and Chelsea manager already has an agreement on a three-year contract with <strong>Real Madrid<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The 63-year-old is now all set to return to the club he managed between 2010 and 2013.<\/p>\n<p><em>TEAMtalk <\/em>has reported that Mourinho has told Madrid president Florentino Perez to sign Rodri from Manchester City in the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>Perez, too, is keen on signing the Spanish midfielder, with the belief that he will bring a much-needed control in the middle of the park that Madrid have sorely lacked this season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: \u2018I don\u2019t want him at Real Madrid\u2019: Mourinho shunned by club legend as Perez launches rant<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, Rodri is not the only Premier League star that Mourinho wants Madrid to sign this summer.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Jose Mourinho wants Arsenal winger Gabriel Martinelli at Real Madrid<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>According to a Spanish report, Mourinho is keen on working with Arsenal <strong>winger Gabriel Martinelli<\/strong> at Madrid, too.<\/p>\n<p>Martinelli is one of three attacking players that Mourinho wants to sign, with Bayern Munich winger Michael Olise and Kenan Yildiz of Juventus the other two on his list.<\/p>\n<p><smartframe-embed customer-id=\"0b629b85ba2abe5ff39df9829ee5fb57\" image-id=\"mcfcbX4Xpfnm\" style=\"width: 100%; 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