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Rohan Jivan

Paul Merson warns Mikel Arteta that potential £50m transfer deal takes Arsenal 'two steps back'

Arsenal hero Paul Merson has warned his former club that potentially selling star centre-back Gabriel Magalhaes would be 'two steps back'.

The Brazillian U23 international has been attracting interest from Italian giants Juventus throughout the summer but Merson believes that The Old Lady are simply not the club that it used to be.

He has however reassured the Arsenal fanbase that they shouldn't be worried about the whole situation and believes that the 24-year-old will be in north London next season.

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