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

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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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