Gabriel Martinelli has joined Al Hilal in a club-record £60million sale for Arsenal.

The deal, which is a fixed fee and includes a sell-on clause, surpasses the £40m Arsenal sold Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for to Liverpool in the summer of 2017.

He has signed a four-year deal and will wear the No 7.

Martinelli's move to the Saudi Pro League comes after fellow left-sided forward Leandro Trossard was sold to Besiktas.

Although the Gunners signed Christos Tzolis from Club Brugge, the departures of both Martinelli and Trossard - who scored a combined 19 goals for the club last year - opens Arsenal up to being exposed in that area of the pitch.

Eberechi Eze will feature more as a left-sided forward this season while the belief at the club is that both Noni Madueke and Bukayo Saka can also operate on that flank, too.

Martinelli, who has played nearly 300 times for the Gunners across seven seasons, was left out of Arsenal's squad for their Community Shield win against Manchester City and subsequent Premier League victories over Coventry and Aston Villa.

Former Arsenal striker Ian Wright said the treatment of Martinelli left him feeling 'uncomfortable' and claimed the 25-year-old deserved 'more respect'.

While the Premier League transfer window closed on Tuesday, the deadline for the Saudi Pro League is on Sunday.