Gabriel Martinelli, a striker for Arsenal, has agreed to a new, long-term deal.

The 21-year-old international from Brazil, Ituano, arrived in the summer of 2019 and has played in 111 matches across all competitions.

This season, he has been a constant in the Premier League, scoring seven goals to help the Gunners go five points ahead atop the standings.

"Gabi is still very young, so we know there's still much more to come from him," said manager Mikel Arteta.

"Our supporters see his quality and energy every single time he puts on the shirt and he's the same every day in training, with his hard work and positive values.

"We're now excited to continue to develop his huge talent and look forward to seeing him perform with Arsenal in the years to come."

Martinelli made eight appearances for the Brazil U23 side before making his senior debut in March 2022.

He was part of the Brazil squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, making two appearances as the Selecao reached the quarter-finals.

Paul Onuachu, a striker for the Super Eagles, has moved from Genk to permanently join Southampton.

Onuachu has committed to the Premier League team for three and a half years.

The South Coast club beat Bundesliga side, Eintracht Frankfurt to the forward.

Southampton manager Nathan Jones said: “Paul is a significant signing for us and completes what has been an extremely positive month in terms of recruitment.

“He’s a handful to play against, has got a tremendous record throughout his career and he’s also someone who brings great experience with him, so he’ll be a really positive addition to the squad.”

Onuachu has a strong reputation entering the St Mary's Stadium after scoring 17 goals in 22 games for Genk this season.

He left the club with a total of 85 goals in 134 appearances after joining in 2019 from the Danish team FC Midtjylland.

Antonio Conte, the manager of Tottenham Hotspur, has been granted a leave of absence by the organization because he will need emergency surgery today to remove his gallbladder.

Through a short statement on its website, Tottenham reaffirmed this.

Conte had considerable stomach discomfort when he became unwell earlier this week.

Cholecystitis, a disorder that results in gallbladder enlargement and redness, has been identified as the illness afflicting the former Chelsea manager.

“Antonio Conte recently became unwell with severe abdominal pain,” Tottenham’s statement read.

“Following a diagnosis of cholecystitis, he will be undergoing surgery to remove his gallbladder today and will return following a period of recuperation. Everyone at the Club wishes him well.”

Enzo Fernandez of Benfica is apparently the target of a £105 million offer from Chelsea, making him the most expensive player in Britain.

After satisfying Fernandez's buy-out clause, the Blues are getting closer to securing the prospective signing.

According to The Telegraph, the financial structure of Chelsea's offer is still being negotiated, but the west London club is now optimistic that a deal can be reached, 

Despite the fact that this payment arrangement isn't ideal for Benfica, the Blues are sure they can go through with a deal.

On Sunday, Chelsea announced the acquisition of Malo Gusto from Lyon for £26.3 million. Earlier in the month, Chelsea had a bid of over £75 million including incentives rejected for Fernandez.

The Blues have confidence in landing a deal since Fernandez has been quite vocal about his desire to leave the Portuguese club during the January transfer window.

It's believed that the side of Todd Boehly has made a £105 million bid, which they want to spread over one huge payment and five subsequent instalments.

Fernandez's deal would exceed the previously unheard-of £100,000,000 sum that Man City paid Aston Villa for Jack Grealish in 2021.

David Datro Fofana, Benoit Badiashile, Andrey Santos, Joao Felix, Mykhailo Mudryk, Noni Madueke, and Malo Gusto are just a few of the new players Chelsea has added to its team this month.

After completing his transfer to Stamford Bridge, Gusto will return to Lyon on loan for the remainder of the current campaign before joining Chelsea permanently in the summer.