Arsenal boss, Mikel Arteta has praised Gabriel Magalhaes
after the defender courageously fought off thieves who were armed with baseball
bats at his home.
The Spanish gaffer said that the incident, which happened in
August, left the 23-year-old ‘shocked’.
The manager praised the defender for showing ‘character’
when the thieves attacked his home.
Gabriel and his friend were followed home after they attended a party and were confronted by two thieves.
CCTV footage shows the Brazilian handing over his watch and
car keys to one of the robbers, who was threatening him with a baseball bat.
But moments later, the football star pounced on the hooded
thief in the face and wrestled him to the ground.
Although the thief managed to escape, he was arrested later
through a DNA test after he left his at the scene.
Later identified as Abderaham Muse, 26, the robber was
jailed for five years last month.
When asked about the incident, during his pre-match press
conference on Wednesday, Arteta said, “Obviously it’s not a nice thing to go
through when you have family involved and they [the thieves] are trying to
access your own house.
“Gabi showed a lot of character, you see the reaction he had
straight away. Credit to the boy.
“After that he was fine, obviously he was shocked. There
were a few things he wanted to change in his life to try to prevent those
things from happening.
“The club have given him all the support that was needed to try to forget about this situation, learn from it and move on.”
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