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Gabriel Magalhaes set for Arsenal medical on Thursday after agreeing 5-year deal

Arsenal are set to complete a deal for Lille defender Gabriel Magalhaes in the next 24 hours with the Brazilian player set to undergo a medical at the Emirates on Thursday. Lille accepted offers from Arsenal and Napoli but the 22-year-old central defender has now chosen to join Mikel Arteta's side. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Mikel Arteta identified the club's defence as a major weakness when he arrived last December and his tactics in the second half of the season were designed to cover-up Arsenal's deficienccies at the back. However, the Spaniard manager wants to play a more expansive brand of football next campaign and he believes that Gabriel – along with William Saliba – will allow him to play a higher line in the Premier League. According t...

Arsenal transfer boost as Man Utd pull out of race to sign Gabriel Magalhaes

Premier League, Ligue 1

Arsenal have had a €30m offer accepted by Lille for Gabriel Magalhaes with the Brazilian central defender now set to choose between a move to the Emirates or Napoli. Manchester United had also been interested in signing the player but according to Le 10 Sport they will now focus on agreeing a deal to bring Monaco’s Benoit Badiashile to the club. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Everton had also expressed an interest in signing Gabriel but they had a €20m bid turned down earlier this week, according to reports. Mikel Arteta wants to improve his defence during this summer, particularly given he is reported to be giving consideration to changing to a 4-3-3 formation next campaign. Arsenal will listen to offers for players like Sokratis Papastathopoulos, ...

Lille confirm Gabriel Magalhaes will leave this summer amid Arsenal & Man Utd links

Ligue 1

Lille owner Gerard Lopez has confirmed that Manchester United and Arsenal target Gabriel Magalhaes will leave the club this summer. Gabriel has established himself as one of the top central defenders in the French Ligue 1 since breaking into Lille's first team last campaign. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The 22-year-old centre-back helped Lille secure another top-four finish in the 2019-20 season, playing 24 matches before French football authorities called off the season in April. Gabriel is contracted to remain at Stade Pierre Mauroy until 2023, but he has been tipped to move onto pastures new in the coming weeks amid interest from a number of top clubs. According to Goal, United and Arsenal have both identified the Brazilian star as a transfer tar...