Juventus have made Arsenal’s Gabriel Magalhaes one of their primary targets for the summer window, as they look to reinforce their defence.

Gianluca Di Marzio report that Juventus have identified Gabriel Magalhaes of Arsenal as the ideal profile to reinforce their defence. The centre-back is now one of their primary targets for the summer.

Juventus know negotiation won’t be easy, with Arsenal counting on Gabriel for the coming seasons.

When Gabriel was linked with Barcelona recently, Football.London reported that Arsenal were refusing to entertain any offers for the player.

All the same, Juventus are taking the potential move seriously, and they’re planning talks with Arsenal. They’ll try to take advantage of Arsenal’s interest in some of their own players, like Arthur Melo.

The Gunners had shown strong interest in Arthur in the January transfer window, coming close to a deal.

Arsenal’s initial plan was to sign Arthur on loan for six months, but Juventus pushed for 18.

Technical director Edu and Juventus’ Federico Cherubini eventually agreed on an 18-month loan with a €40m option to buy, but the Arsenal hierarchy then decided against it.

On the other hand, reports since then have suggested that the Gunners are likely to pursue other targets this summer.

So whilst Arthur was pretty clearly an option in January, he may not do much to sway Arsenal’s stance on Gabriel this time around.

Gabriel is 24 years old with a contract for another three years and a nailed-on starting spot in the team. It would be a strange decision to let him go.