Brazil announces Gabriel's withdrawal due to injury, but Arsenal's fears eased

Brazil announced that Arsenal defender Gabriel left their squad due to injury.

The center back has been a defensive rock during the gunmen This season, he and William Saliba form a reliable duo.

Gabriel He played the entirety of their Champions League round of 16 victory against Porto last Tuesday.

He was included in Brazil's squad for upcoming friendlies against England and Spain, but has now been omitted.

Head coach Dorival Junior made the announcement on Monday, although the injury is not yet known.

“Unfortunately Gabriel Magalhaes is not called up. In his place we called (Gleison) Bremer, from Juventus Turin, from Italy,” he said.

However, the Daily Mail reporter Sami Mokbel He says the injury is not serious and that the withdrawal is more of a “precaution,” although he has been dealing with a foot problem.

Gabriel has played only six games for Brazil and his debut came last September.

He has played in all of their 2026 World Cup qualifying matches, scoring in the 1-1 draw with Venezuela.

With Arsenal, Gabriel has made 38 appearances in all competitions this season, starting 36 of those games.

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He is one of the first names in Mikel Arteta's squad given his dominant presence in the backline.

Gabriel has maintained his fitness for much of the campaign and has only been on the Premier League bench four times.

However, he is now set for a recovery period as the Gunners pause action ahead of the final weeks of the season.

Arsenal remain at the top of the Premier League table and are tied on points with Liverpool, although they are ahead of them on goal difference.

Their first game after the international break will be against Manchester City, who are just one point behind them in third place.