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David Luiz Ready to Alter Position to Accommodate New Arsenal Signing Pablo Mari

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Arsenal defender David Luiz has said he's ready to change his preferred role in central defence in order to accommodate new signing Pablo Mari.

The Gunners completed a late move in the January transfer window to sign Mari on loan from Brazilian outfit Flamengo for the remainder of the season.

Luiz, 32, has played as the left-sided centre-back in Arsenal's defence since he joined from Chelsea last summer, but he said he's happy to tweak his role to benefit the team, per Goal's Charles Watts:

"I always want to play.