Arsenal have not too long ago tied Gabriel Magalhaes all the way down to a brand new contract, in what’s undoubtedly an enormous enhance for the membership.
The Brazilian centre-back has been a star performer for the Gunners since he joined from Lille in the summertime of 2020, and followers will probably be thrilled that he’s dedicated his future to the north Londoners after some hypothesis over a potential transfer away throughout the summer season.
Writing in his exclusive column for CaughtOffside, Fabrizio Romano says that Juventus and one different membership approached Gabriel’s brokers throughout the summer season, and it’s actually simple to think about that a few of Europe’s greatest names could have been eager to signal him.
Romano additionally mentioned that Manchester United and Napoli had been within the 24-year-old earlier than he ended up on the Emirates Stadium, with Arsenal’s insistence over the deal seemingly profitable the participant over in the long run.
“I’m instructed two golf equipment approached Gabriel Magalhaes’ brokers in July, and Juventus had been one in every of them for positive,” Romano mentioned.
“Arsenal determined to maintain him as key participant for current and future.
“Napoli had been pushing greater than Man United for Gabriel in 2020, however Arsenal’s insistence made the distinction.”
Arsenal had issues with defenders for a number of years as signings like Sokratis Papastathopoulos and David Luiz struggled, however they’ve performed nicely to rebuild underneath Mikel Arteta, with Gabriel becoming a member of alongside Ben White, whereas William Saliba has been immense since getting back from mortgage this summer season.
