Arsenal’s Pablo Mari on Fenerbahce’s transfer wish-list with defender keen to play under Jorge Jesus again

ARSENAL centre-back Pablo Mari could be on the move to Fenerbahce with the defender keen to be reunited with boss Jorge Jesus.

The 28-year-old is one of seven Gunners players up for sale this summer after being deemed as surplus to requirements by Mikel Arteta.

Mari, who spent the second half of the 2021-22 season on loan at Udinese, is the club's fifth-choice centre-back.

Ben White, Gabriel Magalhaes, William Saliba and Rob Holding are all ahead of the Spaniard in the pecking order at the Emirates.

Turkish giants Fenerbahce are known to be keen on the player as they look to replace Kim Min-jae following his switch to Napoli.

And according to , the Super Lig side could be ready to turn their interest into a formal offer.

They state that as well as Mari, Marseille's Luan Peres is also on Fenerbahce's radar.

But they could look to prise Mari away from North London with boss Jesus a huge admirer of his.

And it has been said that the ex-Manchester City man would jump at the chance to once again work with the Portuguese gaffer.

Mari played under Jesus at Flamengo, with the pair winning the Brazilian top-flight as well as the Copa Libertadores together.

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It remains to be seen whether Fenerbahce would be willing to sign Mari on a permanent deal or whether they would look to land him on loan.

Mari has been used in four out of Arsenal's six pre-season games this summer.

He started in the 5-1 victory against Ipswich, before once again being named in Arteta's line-up for the 5-3 victory over German outfit Nurnberg.

The defender was then used off the bench for the 2-0 win against Everton, before returning to the starting XI in the 3-1 triumph over Orlando City.

But he failed to feature in the 4-0 win against rivals Chelsea, staying on the bench.

And he was again overlooked in Arsenal's recent defeat against Brentford at London Colney.