Arsenal ‘ready to sell Gabriel as defender heads up transfer list with Gunners looking to raise £100m’

ARSENAL are ready to sell Gabriel Magalhaes as they look to raise £100million from player sales.

The defender is understood to head up a transfer list of players the Gunners are willing to let leave.

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However, Gabriel will only depart this month if Arsenal can find a replacement for the Brazilian.

According to the Daily Mail, the 25-year-old could be sold before the end of the transfer window.

He is one of a number of players Arsenal are open to selling in a bid to raise £100million in funds.

The report adds that Folarin Balogun is also free to leave provided the club’s £50million valuation is met.

Chelsea and Fulham are both reportedly interested in the striker, whilst Monaco have already had a bid rejected.

As for Gabriel, his future at the Emirates Stadium is uncertain.

Mikel Arteta has left the centre-back out of his starting line-up for both of Arsenal’s first two Premier League matches this season.

There is said to be interest in his services from Saudi Arabia as well as from Real Madrid, who are weighing up a move after Eder Militao’s injury setback.

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However, it is understood that Gabriel, who only signed a new deal last October, is most likely to stay.

Arsenal are only willing to let him go if a replacement can be found, which they believe will be difficult this late in the window.

Several other players could still leave, though, with Kieran Tierney attracting interest from clubs in England and Spain.

Meanwhile, Albert Sambi Lokonga has emerged as a target for Brighton this week.

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