Gabriel Magalhaes injury latest: Brazil update, Arsenal replacement, expert verdict
Arsenal injury news: Mikel Arteta's side will be hoping that centre-back Gabriel Magalhaes recovered quickly after the 25-year-old was on the receiving end of a nasty challenge during his Brazil debut
Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes appears to have avoided suffering a muscle injury whilst away on international duty with Brazil.
The 25-year-old centre-half was on the receiving end of a nasty challenge during Brazil's 5-1 victory against Bolivia. Gabriel was later spotted holding an ice pack on his thigh - sparking fears he may have suffered a serious injury.
However, the Brazil international has now been spotted taking part in training without any issues ahead of a clash against Peru on Tuesday. With that being said, football.london has rounded up everything we know about Gabriel's fitness below.
Brazil update
Gabriel took part in Brazil training after Arsenal were left sweating over his fitness, according to Charles Watts.
Reports out of the Brazil national team camp suggest that scans on the thigh problem he suffered against Bolivia showed no sign of any injury. He's expected to start again against Peru on Tuesday.
Expert opinion
Physical therapy doctor, Dr. Rajpal Brar, provided a brief update on his initial assessment of the injury. On X (formerly known as Twitter), he wrote: "Thigh issue for Arsenal CB Gabriel Magalhaes - unsure if it's contact related or a muscle pull."
Brar later provided another update, adding: "Based on what multiple people have told me, sounds contact related. Overall good news."
Potential replacement
If Gabriel is out for next weekend's Premier League fixture against Everton, Takehiro Tomiyasu could be the perfect replacement to partner William Saliba in defence.
Tomiyasu, who is naturally a fullback,
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