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Arsenal's Martinelli ruled out until end of 2020 with knee injury

Arsenal midfielder Gabriel Martinelli (35) during the second half of an international friendly soccer match

Injured during training at the tail-end of a breakthrough season, Arsenal's young Brazilian forward Gabriel Martinelli will target a return to full training by the end of the year following knee surgery, the Premier League club said.

The 19-year-old Brazilian picked up the injury in training on June 21 and underwent an arthroscopic procedure to repair a lesion in the cartilage of the left knee. He was subsequently ruled out of the remainder of the 2019-20 campaign.

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