Gabriel Magalhaes was 'convinced to join Arsenal after the club's fans bombarded on social media'
Daily MailArsenal fans' stream of pleading on social media intriguingly helped Gabriel Magalhaes reach a decision over his future, according to reports. Arsenal are on the brink of capturing the £27million signing of Gabriel Magalhaes from Lille Arsenal fans bombarded Gabriel on social media, urging him to join their club this summer The fans' bombardment on social media reportedly played a key role in helping him decide The report claims that the illustrious history of the north London side appealed to Gabriel but in an intriguing twist, it is believed that the 22-year-old was also convinced into joining by the club's fans. With teams vying for his signature, including Manchester United and Napoli too, he had been bombarded by messages from Arsenal fans on social media urging him to join the club - which reportedly helped him come to his decision with him feeling wanted. Mikel Arteta's side fended off interest from Manchester United and Napoli for his signature Journalist Freddie Paxton posted quotes from Miranda on Twitter which read: 'Arsenal was nowhere near the best proposal.