Good news! Gabriel Magalhães has fully recovered from injury

Now Arteta has a bit more choice when it comes to the heart of his defense.

Details: London Arsenal's head coach Mikel Arteta, ahead of tomorrow’s Premier League matchday 17 clash against Everton, gave an update on the squad’s injured players.

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Arteta delighted Gunners fans with the news that 28-year-old Brazilian defender Gabriel Magalhães has made a full recovery from injury and has already returned to full training.

While it’s unlikely Magalhães will feature in tomorrow’s match, Arteta indicated the centre-back could return to the pitch as early as next week.

Back in November, Magalhães suffered a hamstring injury that forced him to miss 10 matches for Arsenal, but now the worst is behind him and the defender is working hard in training to regain peak fitness.

This season, Magalhães has played 17 matches for Arsenal, scoring 2 goals and providing 3 assists.

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