Arsenal Sign Lille Centre-back Gabriel For £27M

Arsenal have completed the signing of a Brazilian and Lille defender, Gabriel Magalhaes, to a five-year contract worth £27million on Tuesday.

Amidst interest from Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain, the player's arrival in the United Kingdom ahead of his move to Arsenal was announced by a Twitter user, who shared a radar picture of his private jet landing in the country. 

Gunners director Edu described the signing as one in which the club is "delighted" being a player they have been monitoring for a while. 

"He was in demand from many clubs, so we are proud to have agreed and completed this transfer with Lille and the player," said Edu. "Gabriel is a player of high quality and Mikel (Arteta) and his coaches are looking forward to integrating him into the club."

The Brazilian will reunite with his former teammate Nicolas Pepe who was signed to the club in a club-record fee of £72million last summer transfer. 

Gabriel, who has three years remaining with the French side was loaned him to St-Etienne in a season-long move last season.