FOOTBALL: Jesus now a Gunner

Emmanuel Alfred

Manchester City striker, Gabriel Jesus has joined fellow Premier League side, Arsenal for a fee of £45m on a long-term deal.
The 25-year-old Brazilian has been courted for a while now and has officially become Mikel Arteta’s fourth signing of the summer, after the arrivals of midfielder Fabio Vieira, goalkeeper Matt Turner and Brazilian striker Marquinhos.
An excited Areteta said, “The club has done a tremendous job to recruit a player of this stature”.

Arteta worked with Jesus when he was an assistant coach at City and has been trying to boost Arsenal’s attacking options following the departures of forwards Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on free transfers.

“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.

“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.”
He(Jesus) 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. I feel like I am a better player now than when I arrived” Jesus said.