Arsenal receive Gabriel injury boost as Mikel Arteta has £19.8m rival to consider for Brazilian
After being involved in a collision just five minutes into his senior debut for the Brazilian national side, the fears of Arsenal supporters around the world began to materialise. Gabriel Magalhaes was pictured with strapping around his thigh and ice in contact with his leg to help with stemming potential issues.
The thought of losing Gabriel was a reality that Arsenal fans have become too familiar with having lost William Saliba last season alongside Takehiro Tomiyasu which led to the side’s title challenge collapsing. In addition to the loss of Jurrien Timber to an anterior cruciate ligament injury at the start of this season.
However, there has been a boost with Gabriel being present for Brazil’s latest training session ahead of their second match of the break, a World Cup qualifier against Peru on Wednesday. Gabriel featured in the 5-1 win over Bolivia and stood out for his display at the back.
The Arsenal man will be hoping to establish himself in the starting eleven going into the next international tournaments in the coming years. The 2024 Copa America is being held in the United States and with competition from a number of talented stars in the absence of Eder Militao, Gabriel will be optimistic of his chances if his form continues.
For Mikel Arteta, the international break has allowed for a competitor at club level for Gabriel’s position to emerge.It is not Jakub Kiwior interestingly who again featured at left-back for Poland in their 2-0 defeat to Romania in which the January signing saw a goal of his own ruled out for offside.
It was the aforementioned Tomiyasu who impressed at left centre-half for Japan in their dominant win over Germany. His speed, tackling, quickness of thought and smart passing were all on
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