Arsenal sign defenders Pablo Mari, Cedric Soares permanently- Arsenal have confirmed that Pablo Mari and Cedric Soares have earned permanent contracts at the Emirates - The Spanish and Portuguese defenders made a January loan over from Flamengo and Southampton respectively - Mari made three appearances for Arsenal before injuring his ankle while Cedric played five times and scored a goal in the process PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! Arsenal have reached an agreement with both Pablo Mari and Cedric Soares to join the club on a permanent basis after both stars came in on loan last January. The Spanish center-back and the Portuguese wing-back have improved in the course of eight months which has now earned them secured contracts with the Gunners. Mari signed from Brazilian side Flamengo after helping them win the Copa Libertadores and played in the World Club Cup final, losing to Liverpool. Read also Ronaldo Delima tops list of highest goalscorers at 21 for club and country (see where Messi and Ronaldo are) The 26-year-old made three appearances for Mikel Arteta's side before suffering an ankle injury against Manchester City after the three-month break. The left-footed central defender originally left City for Flamengo, but has had three different loan spells with Girona during the 2016/17 season, then with NAC Breda in the 2017/18 campaign, before returning to Spain for the 2018/19 term with Deportivo La Coruna. On the other hand, Cedric completed a permanent move from Southampton, where he appeared over 100 appearances for the St Mary's outfit. The 28-year-old played five Premier League matches during the restart and scored an amazing goal in Arsenal's 4-0 thrashing of Norwich City. Cedric had a challenging spell with the Saints after being on the sidelines for a long period and on his return, he had loan stints with Portuguese side Academica and Serie A giants Inter Milan. PAY ATTENTION: Become a member of the leading sports Facebook group 'Naija Football Fan Zone' Read also Check out all the latest details about Mikel Arteta: age, wife, salary and net worth Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that Gabriel Magalhaes has reportedly arrived in London to complete his £27 million move to Premier League side Arsenal. The 22-year-old has been linked to several top European clubs including Man United, Paris Saint-Germain and Napoli, but the Gunners seemed to have won the race for the center-back. Photos on Twitter show private jet number E55P landing at Luton airport which an Arsenal fan tagged the post: "GABRIEL HAS LANDED." How we mistakenly celebrated Yakubu’s miss at 2010 World Cup – Brown Ideye | Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - Arsenal have confirmed that Pablo Mari and Cedric Soares have earned permanent contracts at the Emirates - The Spanish and Portuguese defenders made a January loan over from Flamengo and Southampton respectively - Mari made three appearances for Arsenal before injuring his ankle while Cedric played five times and scored a goal in the process PAY ATTENTION: PAY ATTENTION: Legit.ng How we mistakenly celebrated Yakubu’s miss at 2010 World Cup – Brown Ideye