Gabriel Magalhaes appeared to confirm his disappointment after missing out on Brazil’s latest squad.
The central defender has been in imperious form for Arsenal, building a rock-solid partnership with William Saliba. In 25 games the Premier League leaders have conceded just 23 goals with the two centre backs taking much of the plaudits.
However, those performances haven’t done enough to convince Brazil manager Ramon Menezes, who has left him out of his first Selecao squad. Menezes replaced Tite earlier this year, after the latter failed to take the five-time winners into the latter stages of the World Cup.
