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Barcelona want to sign Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes this summer.
The Catalans are in the market for a left-sided defender, and are hoping that Gabriel could form an effective partnership with Andreas Christensen, whose arrival from Chelsea on a free contract has all but been confirmed.
The Gunners do not want to lose Gabriel who they signed from Lille in 2020 for £27 million and, there has been talk that they are set to open talks over a new deal for the Brazilian.
However, to try and tempt them to part with him, Barcelona are ready to offer one of three possible players the other way to help sweeten the deal, offering them a choice of Memphis Depay, Neto or Rajul Puig.
Gabriel is under contract at the Emirates until 2025.
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