Arsenal can now rejoice in finding the perfect replacement for Alexandre Lacazette, who left the London ranks when he was released and returned to Olympique de Lyon. The club didn’t do much to retain him either, losing an important piece on the attacking front.
Without Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who left before Alexandre Lacazette, Eddie Nketiah and Gabriel Martinelli remain as forwards that the Spanish strategist, Mikel Arteta, is considering. However, they can celebrate the officialization of a rumor that seemed to materialize little by little. Arsenal signed Gabriel Jesús, who arrives from Manchester City after five seasons in the citizens.
Without a doubt, Gabriel Jesús knew that in this new Manchester City he was going to be relegated to second, or even third place in the squad. With the arrival of Erling Haaland and Julián Álvarez, the opportunity to appear in Pep Guardiola’s eleventh will be complicated, which is why the club welcomed the sale of the Brazilian. The forward does not want to lose regularity to be a card for Tite in the World Cup.
That is why he was offered to Real Madrid who had to pay 50 million euros or more. The Spanish were involved in having Kylian Mbappé and that was the illusion during the market. Without the Frenchman, they didn’t move for Gabriel Jesús either, and Arsenal appeared, paying 52 million euros for the Brazilian.
Without always being a starter, Gabriel Jesús had 236 appearances for Manchester City and scored 95 goals, in addition to 46 assists. Now he will want to do the same at Arsenal, a club where he knows he will have the guaranteed starter and will have to fight it out with Eddie Nketiah. It is different to compete with a young man like the Englishman than to be left in the shadow of Sergio Agüero or young promises like Julián Álvarez or Erling Haaland.
Mikel Arteta approved the signing of Gabriel Jesús, maintaining, ‘I am very happy. The club has done a tremendous job to recruit a player of his status. I know Gabriel very well. The ‘9’ is a position that we have sought to strengthen for a long time and we are delighted to sign the player that we all wanted’.
