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Arsenal star Gabriel Martinelli wins £100 in Jewish school raffle

The Brazilian winger was sold a ticket by enterprising Shalom Noam pupils

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Arsenal may be on track to win British football's greatest prize, Brazilian winger Gabriel Martinelli has scooped an early prize of his own.

After scoring a personal best tally of 13 goals in the Premier League, the Brazilian footballer has now scored another prize, a £100 voucher from a Jewish school.

The footballer, who is not Jewish, was the surprise recipient of a prize given by Shalom Noam primary school in Edgware, where he lives.

Martinelli purchased his entry from pupils who happened to knock on his door to sell him a ticket.

Various news outlets then reported that the footballer won a voucher for a Kosher supermarket, but this was thrown into doubt after a photo of the raffle ticket in question surfaced on social media.

Whether the 21-year-old won the voucher for supermarket chain Sheffa Mehadrain, as the Times of Israel reported, or merely an Amazon gift card, however, remains unclear.

A photo posted to Twitter by former Times of Israel reporter Raoul Wootliff shows the Brazil international with a group of Jewish children wearing kippahs.

Arsenal are currently first in the Premier League, having led the competition since August.

Martinelli - who has scored 13 goals this season - will be hoping his good luck continues as his team push for a first title win since 2003.

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