Gabriel Martinelli in disagreement with Mikel Arteta over his Arsenal role

Gabriel Martinelli is being primed for a bright future at Arsenal – but it remains unclear in what capacity.

The Brazilian wonderkid burst onto the scene last season playing in various positions across the Gunners’ attack.

Despite seeing his season ended by a knee injury that will rule him out until 2021, he has penned a new five-year deal at the Emirates and is eyeing a long and successful career.

Back in March, manager Mikel Arteta outlined his vision for Martinelli as a centre-forward.

“[Aubameyang and Martinelli] are centre forwards but with the squad balance that we have at the moment, to play on those positions on the left we don’t have five players,” the Spaniard said.

But, in an interview with popular Brazilian YouTube channel Bolivia Talk Show, Martinelli has admitted he sees his best role being out wide.

Despite his disagreement with Arteta, he insists he is happy to play whether he can help the team as he looks to help them achieve success.

Martinelli said (via Arseblog ): “I like to play open and I play quite centrally, but I prefer to start wide.

“But my preference is always just to play, centre-half, full-back, goalkeeper, I just want to play.”

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He continued: “Arteta is the boss. I am trying to follow his path in being an idol at the club, winning trophies and being captain of the club.

“I have just signed a 5 year contract here and I will stay 5 years here, and if they renew with me again I will stay at this club, I love, I love this club. I dream of winning the league and the Champions League here.”

Giving an update on his knee injury after recently undergoing surgery, he stated: “I started walking again last week, so I hope to be back as soon as possible.”