Who Is Gabriel Magalhaes? Five Things To Know About The Brazilian Who Could Be On His Way To Arsenal

Who Is Gabriel Magalhaes? Five Things To Know About The Brazilian Who Could Be On His Way To Arsenal

Arsenal have reportedly had a bid accepted for Lille defender Gabriel Magalhaes with claims in Italy suggesting the Gunners may have beaten Napoli to the Brazilian’s signature.

The centre-back has been on the radar of a number of English clubs, including the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea over the past few months.


However, it is thought that Arsenal, Everton and Napoli were the only teams to make a formal bid, and Lille’s president revealed over the weekend that Gabriel was expected to make a decision about his future imminently.

So what do we know about the 22-year-old? Press the next page as we go through five facts about the player.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.