【马丁内利IG告别信】该来的日子还是来了。老实说，直到现在我也还没做好告别的准备，但我会尽力去写下这些话。七年前我刚来到这里时，还是个刚满 18 岁的男孩。当时在心里，我以为自己会永远留在这里。但生活总是充满变数，有时我们脚下的路会通向与最初设想完全不同的方向。“我们能拿下冠军吗？我能适应新的俱乐部、新的国家和新的文化吗？我能在欧冠取得进球吗？我能打进关键球吗？我会有机会参加奥运会吗？参加世界杯？甚至……能在世界杯上破门得分吗？”这些曾经是那个 18 岁的加布里埃尔脑子里冒出的所有念头。而现在，是的，我们全都做到了。我们拿下了足总杯冠军、社区盾杯冠军，并最终捧起了我们渴望已久的英超联赛冠军。在巴西国家队，我赢得了奥运金牌，参加了两届世界杯，并打进了一粒意义非凡的进球。而在阿森纳，我达成了 98 次制造进球的成就。在这家俱乐部度过了七年时光，我觉得自己就像是一个被收养的哈尔昂德（Hale End）孩子。我在这里找到了一个大家庭，他们在这些年里细心照料我，见证了我的成长。我唯有感谢所有的教练团队工作人员和我的队友们。感谢厨师、装备管理员、队医、门卫、安保人员、媒体团队、保洁人员、理疗师，以及从 2019 年至今陪伴我书写这段故事的每一位队友。感谢在这段旅程中帮助我成长的每一个人。对于球迷们，感谢你们给予我的一切。从第一天起，你们就让我感受到了家的温暖。每一次踏上球场，无论遇到什么情况，我都拼尽全力去捍卫这身球衣。感谢阿森纳信任我，并给我向全世界展现自己的机会。最重要的是，我要感谢我的家人和我的妻子。你们在整段旅程中一直陪伴在我身边，给予我所需的所有精神支持，帮我渡过只有我们自己才真正懂好的重重挑战。这是一段漫长且历史满满的旅程，而现在它画上了句号。我是怀着眼眶里的泪水写下这段话的，真的很艰难，不知该如何用语言去概括这七年的光阴。从 35 号到 11 号。一日枪手，终身枪手。再见，再次谢谢你们 🤍❤️

------------The day has come, and honestly, I still don’t feel ready to write a goodbye, but I’ll try.

When I arrived here, seven years ago, I was just a boy who had only recently turned 18. In my heart, I thought I would stay forever. But life is constantly changing, and sometimes our paths take us in directions different from the ones we had planned.

Will we ever become champions? Will I adapt to a new club, a new country, a new culture? Will I ever score in the Champions League? Will I score important goals? Will I have the opportunity to play in the Olympics? World Cup? And imagine, scoring at a World Cup?

Those were all the thoughts going through 18 year old Gabriel’s mind.

And yes, we did it.

We became FA Cup champions, Community Shield and finally achieved the one we had waited so long for, becoming Premier League champions. With Brasil, I won an Olympic gold medal, played in two World Cups, and scored a very special goal. And here, with Arsenal, I reached 98 goal contributions.

I’ve spent seven years at this club. I feel like an adopted Hale End boy, you could say. I found a family that took care of me and watched me grow throughout all these years.

I can only thank the staff and my teammates. Thank you to the chefs, kit staff, doctors, doormen, security staff, media team, cleaning staff, physios, and every single teammate who has been part of my story from 2019 until today. Thank you to everyone who helped me grow during this journey.

And to the fans, thank you for everything. Since my first day, you made me feel at home. Every time I stepped on the pitch, despite everything, I tried to give everything I had for this shirt.

To Arsenal, thank you for believing in me and giving me the chance to show myself to the world.

Most of all, I want to thank my family and my wife, who have been by my side throughout this entire journey, giving me all the emotional support I needed to overcome the challenges that only we truly know.

It has been a long journey, too much history and now it has come to an end. I’m writing this with tears in my eyes, so hard to put 7 years into words.

From 35 to 11. Once a Gunner, Always a Gunner.

Goodbye, and thank you again 🤍❤️