Gabriel: This year will be different for Arsenal

Gabriel Magalhães has denied helium had an connection to determination to Saudi Arabia and revealed helium signed a caller declaration with Arsenal due to the fact that helium believes "this play volition beryllium different" successful the club's quest to triumph silverware.

The 27-year-old penned a caller woody past period that runs until 2029, ending speculation that helium could permission the Gunners amid involvement from respective Saudi Pro League clubs.

Mikel Arteta's broadside person finished 2nd successful each of the past 3 Premier League seasons and are without a trophy since the 2020 FA Cup.

They person signed Martín Zubimendi, Noni Madueke, Christian Nørgaard and Kepa Arrizabalaga successful a bid to extremity that hold with talks advancing implicit a woody with Sporting CP for Viktor Gyökeres and Valencia for centre-back Cristhian Mosquera.

Asked astir the reported offers from Saudi Arabia, Gabriel said: "I didn't perceive astir thing personally, I didn't person offers. A batch of radical similar to accidental things connected the internet. I americium focused connected Arsenal. That is wherefore I signed the declaration that I signed and I americium focused connected the club.

"I've been astatine the nine for 5 years present and I've seen however overmuch the nine has grown. I americium present to triumph large titles and I bash judge that this play volition beryllium different. We person fto a mates of titles gaffe done our fingers recently. We astir won but I deliberation this year, things volition beryllium different. I person a batch of religion successful that."

Asked whether determination was a persuading origin successful convincing him to perpetrate his aboriginal to Arsenal, Gabriel said: "I lone person 1 happening to say, and Mikel says it: We are acceptable to scope caller heights this season.

"I don't deliberation we tin springiness excuses; we did everything we could successful the past 3 years. I consciousness similar we had a small spot of atrocious luck sometimes, but we each judge that we tin triumph large titles.

"The preseason has started. We're focused connected what our manager is telling america to do, and what we person to do, and what we person to improve. I deliberation this twelvemonth volition beryllium different."

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Arsenal landed successful Singapore connected Sunday up of 2 friendlies against AC Milan and Newcastle United earlier heading to Hong Kong wherever they volition look northbound London rivals Tottenham Hotspur.

Gabriel ended past play prematurely aft picking up a hamstring wounded successful April which required surgery. Pushed connected whether helium expected to beryllium acceptable for the commencement of the Premier League play -- Arsenal look Manchester United astatine Old Trafford connected Aug. 17 -- Gabriel said: "I americium improving a lot. I already consciousness truly good. I person been grooming truly hard with the radical already. The play is going to beryllium afloat of challenges but I already consciousness bully to deed the grounding moving and play."