“Gabriel Magalhães is not for sale” confirms Mikel Arteta

Arsenal's centre-back Gabriel Magalhães has recently been rumoured of wanting to leave the club. The rumours have emerged after the defender was left on the bench by Arteta for Arsenal’s first three matches, posting a big question about the Br

azillian’s importance in the side.

Mikel Arteta opted for the same 4-3-3 formation as the last season, despite the new signings made. However, going for the same formation wasn’t suprising at all. Although, the team selection is the element of suprise that was introduced by Arteta. Surprisingly, the Gunners boss decided to play Ben White in the CB position along with William Saliba, with Thomas Partey unexpectedly playing at the RB position. New signing Jurrien Timber was playing as a LB, till he got injured. As a result of which, Gabriel was left on the bench.

Even after Timber’s injury in the first game itself, Gabriel didn’t earn a spot in the starting 11 for the next two games. This led to the emergence of the rumours about the possibility of Gabriel leaving this summer. The rumours suggested a possibility of a ‘fallout‘ between Arteta and Gabriel. Thus, leading to the manager willing to let go of the defender this summer.