Arsenal had been ready to let Gabriel Magalhaes depart the membership final summer season having focused former Manchester City star Aymeric Laporte as his substitute.
Gabriel has loved a chic season at the guts of the Gunners’ defence alongside William Saliba.
While lacking out on the Premier League title on the ultimate day of the season, Arsenal boast the most effective defensive file within the league having conceded simply 29 occasions throughout the 2023-24 marketing campaign with their centre-half partnership, now one of the most effective in Europe, integral to that.
Since September, the Brazil worldwide has been ever-present within the Arsenal beginning XI, lacking one recreation – the 5-0 win at residence to Sheffield United in October – whereas enjoying the complete 90 minutes in all however two of the 28 league video games since then.
The 26-year-old was not noted of the beginning XI for the primary three video games of the season, nevertheless. In video games in opposition to Nottingham Forest, Crystal Palace and Fulham in August, Ben White was moved inside to accomplice Saliba with Thomas Partey deployed in a right-back position.
Gabriel has earlier been on a run of 73 consecutive Premier League appearances earlier than being dropped at the start of the season and whereas Mikel Arteta defined the change was a tactical one, The Athletic report the defender’s future was in actual doubt throughout that interval.
Arsenal had been anticipating a proposal from the Saudi Pro League within the opening month of the season, drawing up a listing of attainable replacements.
Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi was on that checklist with Laporte, having simply gained the treble with Manchester City, a number one goal.
City nevertheless knowledgeable Arsenal they’d not ready to do enterprise with them, relcutant to strengthen a direct rival having beforehand sold them Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko the earlier summer season.
Ultimately, Laporte would go away the Premier League that summer season, becoming a member of Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane at Al-Nassr in a deal value £27.5million.
In Arsenal’s first recreation abck following the closure of the switch window, Gabriel was again within the aspect, serving to them beat Manchester United 3-1.
Gabriel was named within the Brazil squad for this summer season’s Copa America however the defender was pressured off after 60 minutes on the ultimate day of the season in opposition to Everton on Sunday.
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