While the transfer of Moise Kean fell through, that of Gabriel Paulista encountered no problems. The Brazilian defender brilliantly passed his medical examination on Wednesday January 31 in the last hours of this winter transfer window and signed up with Atletico Madrid.
A regular in the Spanish championship with a first stint at Villareal (2013-2015), the Brazilian had a brief stint with Arsenal (2015-2017) before settling in Valencia for a long term (2017-2024). Aged 33, this signing with the Colchoneros could be the last great challenge of his European career before a potential return to Brazil.
During his English years, he won two FA Cups (2015, 2017) as well as a Community Shield (2015) before winning a Spanish Cup with Valencia (2018).