Arsenal are set to make a bid in the region of £35 million for Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus during the summer transfer window.
There has been a huge surge in the amount of stories connecting Jesus to Arsenal in the last week.
According to an article published last weekend by the Athletic, Edu has been in communication with the striker’s agent for months. As a consequence, Arsenal is widely seen as the frontrunner to sign Jesus.
Jesus seems to be happy about the move, according to David Ornstein, and discussions with his agency are practically “done and dusted.”
The problem for Arsenal is that Jesus’ scoring efforts have suddenly become unstoppable.
On Saturday, he scored four goals against Watford, and then added a second goal in Real Madrid’s 4-3 win on Tuesday.
City may be unhappy about the idea of selling Jesus, whom Pep Guardiola has praised as “wonderful,” but it may be necessary in the long term.
Jesus’ contract ends in 2023, and if he isn’t bought before then, he might be sold for free this summer.
According to Football London, Arsenal will begin bidding for Jesus this summer, with a price tag of about £35 million.
Arsenal has been pursuing Jesus since November, according to reports, and Edu has made contact in an effort to facilitate a deal.
City is attempting to increase the striker’s worth by giving him more playing time lately, but that seems to be a strong offer at this moment. Because Jesus may go for free in a year, City’s £35 million bid should not be disregarded lightly.
When you consider the money being spoken about for players like Victor Osimhen, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, and others, Arsenal isn’t in any financial trouble.
It’s easy to understand why Arsenal would be interested in this deal, as well as why Mikel Arteta would want to sign Jesus.
Arteta had worked with Jesus at Manchester City and is well aware of the Brazilian’s outstanding off-the-ball qualities, both in terms of movement and pressing.
Those qualities would simply present Arsenal with something fresh in the attacking area, and Jesus has demonstrated that he can be the striker Arteta needs in the Champions League.
