Gabriel Paulista remains adamant he deserved more opportunities to cement a place as a first regular first team starter at Arsenal.
The 28-year-old joined the north London club in January 2015 from Villarreal in a £13.5million deal after the club’s US-based data analysis company, StatDNA, highlighted the Brazilian as a player of huge potential.
Gabriel struggled to oust the likes of Laurent Koscielny and Per Mertesacker, however, and moved to Valencia in the summer of 2017 after a serious knee injury cost him a chance of appearing in the FA Cup final win over Chelsea.
Arsenal used the money generated from his sale to purchase Shkodran Mustafi and Gabriel believes he was unfairly treated during his time in north London ahead of his return with Valencia in Thursday’s Europa League semi-final first leg. Read more