Arsenal ‘braced for Gabriel transfer offer with Juventus willing to give up Arthur and Adrien Rabiot for defender’
ARSENAL face a battle to keep defender Gabriel Magalhaes as Juventus line up a shock swoop, according to reports.
The Italians are ready to bid £25million plus either Adrien Rabiot and Arthur Melo to poach the Gunners star, report .
Juventus are reportedly "confident" they can agree a deal.
They are in desperate need for a centre-back with Matthijs de Ligt seemingly heading to Bayern Munich after veteran Giorgio Chiellini joined Los Angeles FC.
Boss Max Allegri reportedly wanted Napoli's Kalidou Koulibaly as his first choice but the Senegalese defender is close to completing a switch to Chelsea.
So they are now turning their attention to Gabriel - but the Gunners are desperate to retain his services.
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The 24-year-old formed a solid partnership alongside Ben White last season and he has plenty of time left on his contract which runs until 2025.
Gabriel featured 39 times for the club last season scoring five times.
Arsenal are believed to be in the market for an additional central midfielder, and Rabiot and Arthur could tick boxes.
Rabiot featured regularly for Juventus last season playing 45 times but with his contract expiring next summer the Serie A outfit will be reluctant to lose him on a free in a years time.
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As for Arthur, he is less wanted by Juventus after failing to make a big enough impact since his move from Barcelona.
He stared just 16 games last season and has only ever scored once for the club.
Due to the arrival of Paul Pogba, Juventus are reportedly looking to offload both this summer.