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Brazilian defender Gabriel Magalhaes has become the latest player to bid for the title Arsenal To withdraw from international duty due to injury.
Six of Arsenal’s first-team players have now withdrawn or been identified as unavailable to represent their country in the international window that begins this week.
The Brazilian Football Confederation said that Gabriel will miss the friendly matches against France and Croatia, which will be held in the United States, due to “pain in his right knee.”
The Brazilian Federation says imaging tests confirmed the 28-year-old’s infection.
Gabriel played the full 90 minutes in Arsenal’s 2-0 loss to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday.
Fellow Arsenal centre-back William Saliba has withdrawn from the France squad, and the French national team will also travel to the United States to play their friendly matches against Brazil and Colombia.
England midfielder Eberechi Eze was called up to coach Thomas Tuchel’s 35-man squad for friendlies against Uruguay and Japan but withdrew due to a calf injury.
The player suffered that blow in Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16, and missed the defeat at Wembley on Sunday.
His Arsenal team-mate, Ben White, has since been called up by Tuchel to fortify the England squad.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta confirmed that the club is waiting for Eze to undergo another examination to determine the severity of his injury.
Arsenal winger Leandro Trossard missed Belgium’s squad for the matches against the United States and Mexico due to an injury problem.
Team captain Martin Odegaard has already been ruled out of the Norway squad due to a knee injury, while Dutch defender Jurjan Temper is also sidelined for the time being.
Arsenal is competing to win its first Premier League title in 22 years, and is ahead of second-placed Manchester City, which has a game in hand, by nine points.
The team will next play when they face Southampton in the FA Cup quarter-finals on April 4, before playing the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals against Sporting on April 7.
The Gunners will resume their league campaign on April 11 when they face Bournemouth at the Emirates Stadium.
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