Arsenal willing to sell Gabriel as Valencia plot £10m move for Brazilian defender
Arsene Wenger to let centre-back leave the Gunners as he looks to sell flops to raise transfer funds
ARSENAL star Gabriel Paulista is attracting interest from Spanish giants Valencia.
The 26-year-old defender is free to leave the Gunners this summer if a suitable offer comes in.
He is not in Arsene Wenger’s first-team plans for the coming season.
Rob Holding is set to start at the back for the North London side.
Arsenal paid Villarreal around £11.3million for the Brazilian back in 2015.
But they would only want around £10m for him now.
Wenger is trying to offload a number of flops this summer, which is proving more difficult than hoped.
Kieran Gibbs, Carl Jenkinson, Mathieu Debuchy and Lucas Perez are all wanted off the wage bill.
Calum Chambers and Gabriel are two names who could also leave if a sizeable bid comes in before the window closes.
Jack Wilshere, Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud could also face the chop, with Everton eyeing their French striker.
But Arsenal are adamant Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Ozil and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are not for sale.
Gabriel started his career with Brazilian club Vitoria before moving to the Yellow Submarine in Spain.
He joined the Gunners just two season ago, with Wenger desperate to sign a centre-back.
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