Arsenal agree a £22m deal for Gabriel Magalhaes

Amongst all of the recent speculation surrounding Gabriel Magalhaes’ future, James Olley at ESPN is reporting that Arsenal have agreed a deal with Lille worth £22 million.

Over the past few weeks, rumours of a potential move to Arsenal have gaining momentum, and it was reported that Lille had also received offers from Napoli and Everton for the 22-year-old.

In an interview with Sky Sports, Lille president Gerard Lopez explained that Gabriel has been given time to decide his future after they received multiple offers that they were pleased with.

““The way we work is very simple. We explain to him [Gabriel] and his environment, his agent, what we’re looking for, and once we get those offers the choice is his.”

“We are there now [offers], so we told him ‘Eventually you have to make a decision but we’re not pressing you’. I think he will make it this week, or next week at the latest. He is leaving, we’ve given the OK for that. There’s a lot of competition.“

After a week of uncertainty, it appears that Lille have accepted Arsenal’s offer for the Brazilian centre-back and fans will have wait and see which side Gabriel would like to join.