Arsenal confirm second January transfer as 21-year-old attacker seals loan switch

Arsenal winger Marquinhos has joined Brazilian outfit Cruzeiro connected indebtedness for the remainder of the season, the Gunners person confirmed.

The 21-year-old had lone conscionable returned from a impermanent spell with Fluminense during the 2024 Brasileiro season, wherever helium registered 2 goals and 2 assists successful 29 matches crossed each competitions.

However, alternatively than re-integrate Marquinhos into his first-team squad, Mikel Arteta has sanctioned different indebtedness exit for the winger, his 4th since joining the Gunners successful a £3m woody from Sao Paulo successful 2022.

On Thursday afternoon, Arsenal announced that Marquinhos had been swiftly sent backmost to his homeland with Cruzeiro, wherever helium volition stay until the decision of the Brasileiro play successful December.

"Everyone astatine the nine wishes Marquinhos each the champion for his indebtedness spell with Cruzeiro and look guardant to seeing his continued development," the Gunners said successful a statement.

Marquinhos has lone made six appearances for Arsenal since joining Arteta's broadside two-and-a-half years ago, scoring 1 extremity and mounting up different against FC Zurich successful the Europa League successful September 2022.

The erstwhile Sao Paulo youngster - who has besides spent clip connected indebtedness astatine Nantes and Norwich City - becomes the Gunners' 2nd exit of the January model aft Josh Robinson sealed a imperishable determination to Wigan Athletic.

Could immoderate different Arsenal players permission this month?

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Even with Bukayo Saka and Ethan Nwaneri sidelined, determination is inactive nary mode backmost for Marquinhos successful the Arsenal archetypal team, and the Brazilian's prospects of reigniting his Emirates vocation nether Arteta look slim.

Marquinhos and Robinson could beryllium joined retired of the doorway by a mates much unwanted players earlier the extremity of the window, including Kieran Tierney, who has present entered the past six months of his contract.

The Scotland planetary is expected to permission connected a escaped transportation astatine the extremity of the season, but helium has been linked with a imperishable instrumentality to Celtic this month, rumours that Hoops brag Brendan Rodgers has refused to remark on.

However, adjacent if Tierney does not permission for bully successful January, the left-back could beryllium allowed to depart connected indebtedness successful bid to summation his opportunities for playing clip earlier an affectional farewell this summer.

Thomas Partey is besides successful the past six months of his agreement, but the Ghana planetary remains captious to Arteta's strategy and is not expected to permission this period unless a important connection comes in.

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