Indisputable starter with Arsenal before his knee injury, coach Mikel Arteta promises that the Brazilian will have to “earn his place” to return to the team.
Gabriel Jesus finally sees the end of the tunnel. The Brazilian striker, in great shape with Arsenal at the start of the season, is gradually recovering from his knee injury which occurred during the World Cup. Operated at the beginning of December, the striker who has 5 goals and 5 assists with the Gunners, resumed training and would be very close to rejoining the group. But if he was the indisputable holder a few months ago, coach Mikel Arteta believes today that he will have to “earn his place”.
“He does certain things with the team and certain things outside the team. It’s not very close, but it’s not very far either. Doctors are confident about its evolution. It was quite simple. His mentality is incredible and the team did a very good job with him. It was a blow for the team, we knew the importance of Gabi, the way he transformed the spirit and the level of performance we could achieve. When he was on the team, he was phenomenal. But when he comes back, like everyone else, he will have to earn his place. declared Mikel Arteta in a press conference before tomorrow’s match against Bournemouth (4 p.m.). Arsenal are five points clear of second-placed Manchester City.
