Gabriel Magalhães' wife says defender dreams of playing for Corinthians | OneFootball

One of the top center-backs in world football, Gabriel Magalhães has always made a point of showing his love for Corinthians. Despite his affection and support, the player has never worn Timão’s colors on the pitch, but he dreams of doing so. The one who revealed the 28-year-old’s wish was Gabrielle Figueiredo, the defender’s wife.

In an interview with Fala Aí – World Cup Special, by Uol, Gabrielle spoke about the player’s feelings for the black-and-white club and also about how that passion spills over into the family.

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“He’s a huge Corinthians fan. Crazy about them, obsessed. He has Gaviões clothes, bath towels, things he gets and keeps to use. Even my daughter wears them sometimes, and he keeps insisting that she learn to like it too. Now she’s starting to understand and has begun to like it. I’m not really one to follow football much, but I have to support them. It basically became my team too. In the future, it’s his dream to be there, so I’ll have to be part of that too”, she said.

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Whenever possible, because of the time difference, the player watches Timão’s matches, but during breaks from Arsenal and the Brazilian national team, it is common to see Gabriel Magalhães closely following his beloved club, right from the north stand of Neo Química Arena. On some occasions, the star has even been seen arriving for or leaving a match by subway.

“He really likes going with his family and with the group. We live very far from Itaquera, so going by subway is more practical. And that’s totally fine for him—he likes being in the middle of the Gaviões crowd, it makes him happy. I just tell him to be careful, not get into any fights or anything, but he loves going. If he’s in Brazil and there’s a match, that’s how he wants to be there”, the player’s wife said.

Developed in Avaí’s youth academy, Gabriel Magalhães spent only a short time in Brazilian football. At 28, the defender is at the peak of his career, has just won the Premier League and finished as European runner-up, and heads to the World Cup as the undisputed starting center-back for the Brazilian national team.

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