Valencia completed the signing of the central defender Gabriel Paulista of Arsenal, the official website of the "bats".

The 26-year-old Brazilian signed a five-year contract with the new club with a compensation of 80 million euros. The clubs do not disclose the amount of the transfer, but according to the Telegraph it was 11 million euros.

For Gabriel La Liga will not be a new experience, because he switched to Arsenal in the summer of 2015 from another Spanish club - Villarreal. Together with the "Gunners" the Brazilian won two FA Cups, but he failed to win a regular place in the starting lineup.

For two seasons he spent 64 matches in all tournaments and scored one goal, receiving 16 yellow cards and one red card.