Arsenal have remained active in the transfer window so far as Mikel Arteta hopes to build his squad ahead of next season.
Mikel Arteta guided the Gunners to a eight place finish in the league as well as clinching the FA Cup.
Days ago, Arsenal picked up their first silverware ahead of the new campaign, after beating Liverpool in the Community Shield via penalty.
It's been confirmed that Gabriel Magalhaes has signed for the club.
The club confirmed via their official Twitter handle that Central defender Gabriel has joined from French side Lille on a long-term contract. He put pen to paper for a fee of around £27m.
The 22-year-old Brazilian will wear our number 6 shirt.
Gabriel spent time on loan with Troyes in France and Croatia with Dinamo Zagreb after he joined Lille in 2017.
He was key as Lille finished fourth-placed Ligue 1 finish last season.
Gabriel becomes Mikel Arteta second signing after Willian had joined from Chelsea in a free transfer.
Technical director Edu said: “We are delighted to have signed Gabriel. He is a player we have been studying for a while and he was in demand from many clubs, so we are proud to have agreed and completed this transfer with Lille and the player. Gabriel is a player of high quality and Mikel and his coaches are looking forward to integrating him into the club.”
Mikel Arteta said: “We welcome Gabriel to Arsenal. He has many qualities which will make us stronger as a defensive unit and as a team. He has proved with Lille that he is a defender with many outstanding attributes and we are looking forward to watching him grow as an Arsenal player.”
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