Why Gabriel Magalhaes will not train with Arsenal until September

Gabriel Magalhaes is scheduled to fly to London today, finish up his £27m move to Arsenal from Lille, SportsMail reports.

However, the 22-year-old will have to be in quarantine for 14 days, before meeting his new team-mates.

The Gunners won the race for Magalhaes, who was also chased by Napoli and Manchester United, in a big boost for Mikel Arteta's rebuilding project at the Emirates.

Should the Brazilian defender complete his transfer to Arsenal in the coming days as expected, he will face a wait before joining his new team-mates in training.

There has recently been a spike in COVID-19 cases across France, meaning it is now on Britain's quarantine list.

That means anyone coming to the UK from the country has to self-isolate for 14 days.

Arsenal face Liverpool this weekend in the Community Shield and Magalhaes will be unavailable for the traditional curtain-raiser.