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Lille president reveals three clubs trying to sign Arsenal transfer target Gabriel Magalhaes

Lille president Gerard Lopez has admitted there are three clubs interested in buying Gabriel Magalhaes this summer already.

The Brazilian centre-back has been linked with a move to Arsenal and Manchester United, with Napoli also reportedly eyeing up the defender as a replacement for Manchester City target Kalidou Koulibaly.

Lille are happy to allow Gabriel to leave but only if their asking price is met and Lopez has confirmed there are three interested parties in the defender.

"Yeah, that would be about right (three clubs interested). There have been two other clubs who have shown up over the past few weeks who were a bit late to the party to be honest," Lopez told Sky Sports.

"He is one of the players that we allowed to exit the club this summer, he asked for it and wants to try something else.

"We clearly told him what our expectations were, we spoke to a number of clubs, our expectations were met by a number of clubs and we have given him the time to decide.

"It is going to be entirely his decision. We tend to try and steer our players in certain directions, but at the end of the day, it's the player's decision. I know he is going to make a decision early next week.

"He is a super guy and a great football player and he wants to play, there has been a lot of interest but we have clearly decided to close the door to further clubs at this stage and let him choose."

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