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Arsène Wenger reveals Arsenal’s methods over Gabriel Paulista signing
For Arsène Wenger, the eyes still have it. The Arsenal manager is convinced that the personal touch in player scouting remains decisive. But he also revealed how the football data analytics company that the club bought in December 2012 had helped with the £11.3m signing of the centre-half, Gabriel Paulista, from Villarreal this week, albeit very reluctantly.
“I cannot tell you all but he has good stats,” Wenger said, when asked whether Gabriel had been spotted via the numbers, which StatDNA, the US-based business that Arsenal purchased for £2.2m, supply. Was that a yes then, Arsène? “It is not a no,” he replied.
The exchange shone a light on Wenger’s...
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