Arsenal News Transfer: Lyall Thomas, a writer for Sky Sports, has speculated that Gabriel Jesus might be interested in making a transfer to Arsenal. Thomas has stated that the highly sought-after striker now playing for Manchester City has a very excellent connection with the manager of the Gunners, Mikel Arteta. [ Arsenal News Transfer ]
Before taking over as head coach at Arsenal, Arteta served as Pep Guardiola’s assistant. According to Lyall Thomas, Jesus has an interest in reuniting with Arteta and Pep Guardiola.
Arsenal News Transfer: What did he say?
According to HITC Sport and a comment from Thomas, who was speaking on the Last Word on the Spurs YouTube channel, he said:
“According to what have gathered, he has a strong desire to collaborate with Arteta once again. He collaborated with him at City at the time when Arteta served as Pep Guardiola’s number two. As far as I can tell, they have a healthy connection with one another. Hence, I believe that he would welcome the opportunity to go to the Emirates.”
According to the expert on player transfers, Fabrizio Romano, negotiations between Arsenal and the Brazilian international player are at an advanced stage. [ Arsenal News Transfer ]
However, the Italian journalist also mentioned that Tottenham Hotspur and Paris Saint-Germain are interested in the player.
Since making the switch to English club Manchester City in 2017 from the Brazilian team Palmeiras, Jesus has had a great deal of success. During his career in the Etihad, he has collected a total of eleven trophies, four of which are Premier League titles.
To this day, the Brazilian forward has appeared for the Sky Blues a total of 236 times. During this time, he has provided 95 goals and 46 assists for the team. [ Arsenal News Transfer ]
However, the multi-talented attacker has never been a guaranteed starter for the Cityzens during the course of their history. Thus, he spent most of his time as a substitute. During the course of the previous season, the 25-year-old participated in a total of 41 games across all competitions. He has scored 13 goals and produced 12 assists.
As Jesus’s contract with Manchester City is set to expire in the summer of 2023, his future with the club is uncertain. This is in light of the club’s recent moves to acquire Erling Haaland and Julian Alvarez.
Arsenal seem to be committed to enhancing both the quality and depth of their roster
Arsenal has already begun their work in the transfer market. It seems that Mikel Arteta wants to bring more quality and depth to his side with these additions.
The Gunners have already signed Marquinhos from Sao Paulo and Fabio Vieira from FC Porto this summer. Additionally, they have secured the services of striker Eddie Nketiah by offering him a new deal. According to Sky Sports, Matt Turner, a goalkeeper formerly with the New England Revolution, has also been signed. [ Arsenal News Transfer ]
The Gunners fell just short of qualifying for the Champions League the previous year. They will be looking to make up for that deficit in the next campaign.
