Arsenal transfer news: Gabriel Paulista is wanted by Valencia in a £10m deal

Centre-back Gabriel, 26, is wanted off the books.

Arsene Wenger needs to clear the decks before adding any new faces and the Brazilian defender is free to leave the Emirates.

Laurent Koscielny and Shkodran Mustafi are both ahead of him in the pecking order.

And youngster Rob Holding is next in line if either are injuried or Arsenal opt to play with a back three.

That means Gabriel will be looking on from the bench during large parts of the season.

And according to The Sun, the Gunners will sell the defender for £10m.

Valencia are said to be readying a bid.

Gabriel joined Arsenal from Villarreal in January 2015 and could welcome a return to Spain.

Arsenal transfer news: Gabriel Paulista is free to leave the club

The Gunners paid around £11.3m for his services and want most of that money back.

However, they'll take a slight hit and sell for £10m in order to ensure a deal goes through.

If Gabriel does leave the club, he may be joined by the likes of Kieran Gibbs, Carl Jenkinson, Mathieu Debuchy and Lucas Perez.