Arsenal signing Gabriel Magalhaes has been pictured in training for the first time after the summer addition completed a spell in quarantine ahead of the new campaign.
The Gunners beat a host of European clubs to the Brazilian’s signature, bringing him to the Emirates for a fee believed to be in the region of £25m.
He joins countrymen David Luiz and Willian at the Gunners and took little time embarrassing the latter during a training exercise at London Colney, nutmegging him in a training match.
The snaps also show Gabriel working alongside new arrival William Saliba, who signed from Saint-Etienne last summer before returning to Ligue 1 on a season-long loan. Saliba is also settling into new surroundings as Mikel Arteta works to patch up a defence which leaked 48 goals during the 2019-20 Premier League season.
In the long-term, Gabriel looks like an ideal partner for the right-footed Saliba, while he will provide competition for fellow left-footed centre-back Pablo Mari. Arsenal could well line up in a back-three of Gabriel, David Luiz and Saliba next season - but Arteta may opt for a pair of Gabriel and Saliba going forward.
The Gunners kick off their new Premier League campaign against Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday.
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