{"id":626663,"date":"2023-08-15T12:40:36","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T16:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=626663"},"modified":"2023-08-15T12:40:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T16:40:36","slug":"arsenal-gabriel-magalhaes-shock-saudi-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/15\/arsenal-gabriel-magalhaes-shock-saudi-links\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Terrific\u2019 Arsenal Star Linked With Move Away From Club in Shock Turn of Events; 23-Year-Old Lined up as Replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the allure of the Saudi Pro League continues to draw big-name stars, Arsenal&#8217;s Gabriel Magalhaes has emerged as the latest player targeted for a potentially lucrative move.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/arsenal-gabriel-saudi-arabia-transfer-30702644\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Cross<\/a> of The Daily Mirror, the Gunners are now navigating the decision of whether to entertain the interest or hold onto the Brazil center-half, who was notably absent from the starting lineup in their season opener against Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n<h2>Gabriel Magalhaes Linked With Move to Saudi Arabia<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Arsenal star Gabriel the latest big name targeted by Saudi Pro League as Gunners face anxious wait on Jurrien Timber injury update  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D7UwhvEuPJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/D7UwhvEuPJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Cross (@johncrossmirror) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johncrossmirror\/status\/1691160425126039552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Arsenal\u2019s Conundrum<\/h3>\n<p>While the North London club has previously rebuffed advances for the 25-year-old defender, the current situation presents a fresh challenge. New signing <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/14\/jurrien-timber-arsenal-long-term-injury\/\" target=\"_self\">Jurrien Timber<\/a> is expected to be out for a lengthy period after suffering an injury against Forest.<\/p>\n<p>Persistent injuries to Oleksandr Zinchenko and Takehiro Tomiyasu also pose a problem for Mikel Arteta.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/13\/open-race-for-kieran-tierney-arsenal\/\" target=\"_self\">\u2018Other Clubs Interested\u2019: Race for \u2018Fantastic\u2019 Defender Heats up as Arsenal \u2018Insist on Permanent Deal&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian had established himself as a cornerstone of Arsenal&#8217;s defense throughout the previous season. His reliability and strong performances were key to the side&#8217;s backline stability, making his surprise omission from the starting lineup all the more noteworthy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch:\u00a0<\/strong>Where Will Arsenal Finish in the Premier League This Season?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I (Probably) Insulted Your Club - Our Premier League Predictions For the New Season\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8uXqcL07DJg?start=313&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Replacement Scenarios<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Should the club opt to part ways with the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycannon.com\/2021\/09\/mikel-arteta-praises-terrific-gabriel\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;terrific&#8221;<\/a> player, they would likely need to secure a suitable replacement swiftly. Crystal Palace&#8217;s Marc Guehi, a long-term target of the Gunners, emerges as a potential option.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the familiarity between Arteta and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/15\/arsenal-jurrien-timber-aymeric-laporte-replacement\/\" target=\"_self\">Aymeric Laporte<\/a>, whom the former worked with at Manchester City, presents another avenue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/08\/ainsley-maitland-niles-arsenal-lyon-contract\/\" target=\"_self\">\u2018Versatile\u2019 Midfielder Agrees to Deal With Ligue 1 Club After Arsenal Contract Expires &#8211; Fabrizio Romano<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The decision&#8217;s ripple effects extend beyond the immediate transfer window, shaping Arsenal&#8217;s season and the dynamics of their defensive strategy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Featured Image: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Arsenal_Football_Club,_Emirates_Stadium_(Ank_Kumar_)_02.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ank Kumar<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the allure of the Saudi Pro League continues to draw big-name stars, Arsenal&#8217;s Gabriel Magalhaes has emerged as the latest player targeted for a potentially lucrative move. According to John Cross of The Daily Mirror, the Gunners are now navigating the decision of whether to entertain the interest or hold onto the Brazil center-half, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4369,"featured_media":626645,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,3,7188,28],"tags":[3190,4982,4572],"class_list":["post-626663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arsenal","category-premier-league","category-rumours","category-transfers","tag-arsenal-transfer-news","tag-gabriel-magalhaes","tag-marc-guehi"],"modified_by":"Delight Wellington","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/626663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4369"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=626663"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/626663\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/626645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=626663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=626663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=626663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}