Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes has had an excellent start to life at the Emirates, starting all but one of the Gunners' Premier League games this season and picking up the club's Player of the Month award in September and November.
The Brazilian signed from Lille over the summer in a deal worth around £25m but was linked with a host of other clubs, including Napoli, Manchester United and Chelsea.
However, Gabriel has explained that he opted to join Arsenal because it was a "childhood dream" to play for the Gunners. Speaking to Arsenal Player, Gabriel said: "I was trying not to hear too much about transfer speculation because you always end up thinking about everything that’s going on. "After Arsenal came into the equation, he told
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