Arsenal have confirmed the signing of Ex-Man City defender Pablo Mari on loan from Brazilian side Flamengo until the end of the season. 
The deal includes an option of signing Pablo 26-year-old permanently at the end of his loan spell in the summer.
Mari scored two goals in 22 appearances for the Brazilian Serie A side, who he joined in July 2019.
“Pablo is an experienced player who will provide us with additional defensive quality,” Arsenal technical director Edu said on Wednesday.
Mari was a Manchester City player from 2016-19, but never featured for the club, instead going on season-long loans at Girona, NAC Breda and Deportivo La Coruna.
Pablo Mari won the Brazilian Serie A title and the Copa Libertadores with Flamengo and becomes Mikel Arteta’s first signing since being appointed as Gunners boss in December.
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Arsenal’s defensive problems increased with an injury to Shkodran Mustafi in their FA Cup fourth-round win at Bournemouth on Monday.
The German defender is due to have a scan after being taken off on a stretcher at Vitality Stadium.
Calum Chambers, Kieran Tierney and Sead Kolasinac have already been sidelined by injury. 
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