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– Arsenal have signed Brazil forward Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City for £45m on a long-term deal.
– The 25-year-old is manager Mikel Arteta’s fourth signing of the summer, following the arrivals of midfielder Fabio Vieira, goalkeeper Matt Turner and Brazilian forward Marquinhos.
– Arteta said he was “very excited” by Jesus’ arrival.
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– “The club has done a tremendous job to recruit a player of this stature,” he said.
🇧🇷 Nosso Novo Número Nove
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) July 4, 2022
– Arteta, who worked with Jesus when an assistant coach at City, has been trying to boost Arsenal’s attacking options following the departures of forwards Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on free transfers.
✍️ Signing for The Arsenal
😍 Getting settled in…
📍 London Colney pic.twitter.com/WSW88jKbqS
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) July 4, 2022
– “I know Gabriel personally very well, and we all know him well from his time in the Premier League and being really successful here,” the Gunners manager said.
💬 "I am so happy to be here to help. I come to help, to learn as well, and to try to do my best"
📺 Watch Gabriel Jesus' first interview right here 👇
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) July 4, 2022
– “This is a position that’s been on our radar for a long time now and we have managed to get a player that we all wanted, so I’m really happy.”
⛅️ On Cloud No. 9
🔴 Welcome to Arsenal, Gabriel Jesus pic.twitter.com/kPgOx9uVZd
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) July 4, 2022
– Jesus, who will wear the number nine shirt for the Gunners, leaves City after five-and-a-half years.
🤳 Incoming message… pic.twitter.com/rJ5N6DUY8o
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) July 4, 2022
– He made 236 appearances and scored 95 goals for them, winning four Premier League titles, three League Cups and the FA Cup.
– “It’s been a pleasure to play for Manchester City,” Jesus said.
Gabriel Jesus has left Manchester City to join Arsenal on a permanent transfer.
Everyone at the Club would like to wish @gabrieljesus9 the best of luck with the remainder of his career 💙
⬇️ DETAILS ⬇️
— Manchester City (@ManCity) July 4, 2022
– “I feel like I am a better player now than when I arrived – and to win 11 trophies has been amazing. My four Premier League titles are particularly special for me.
– “I want to thank everyone at City – the manager, my teammates and the fans – for all the support they have given me over the past five-and-a-half years.”
Thanks Man City and all the people who made this club my life for all these years. Time to live a new dream!
Thanks @mancity pic.twitter.com/c0jzYa0qw1
— Gabriel Jesus (@gabrieljesus9) July 4, 2022
– The Premier League champions allowed Jesus to leave after signing Norway forward Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund for £51.2m in June, with young Argentine Julian Alvarez also expected to join the first-team squad.
– Jesus assisted eight league goals for Manchester City in 2021-22, the joint-most of any player at the club along with Kevin de Bruyne.
– Jesus joins a club looking to increase their goalscoring threat after finishing fifth in last season’s Premier League and missing out on Champions League qualification.
– He said he spoke to Arteta about “the club, the players, the project and the future” before the move.
– “I believe 100% in Mikel,” the striker said. “I had a very good time with him before, he’s a very good guy and a very good coach as well. He helped me a lot. We would always stick together after the training sessions and do some finishing or something.
– “He’s a very intelligent guy and was an amazing player, so if he knows something, he can teach me or the young players.”
– Arteta relied on his younger players for goals last season, with 20-year-old Bukayo Saka their leading scorer with 12, and fellow England international Emile Smith Rowe, 21, adding 11.
🔴 Gabriel Jesus 9 ⚪️
😍 Seeing his new shirt for the first time
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— Arsenal (@Arsenal) July 4, 2022
