{"id":1141347,"date":"2022-07-04T11:07:31","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T11:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/04\/arsenal-complete-signing-of-gabriel-jesus-from-man-city-2\/"},"modified":"2022-07-04T11:07:31","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T11:07:31","slug":"arsenal-complete-signing-of-gabriel-jesus-from-man-city-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/04\/arsenal-complete-signing-of-gabriel-jesus-from-man-city-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal complete signing of Gabriel Jesus from Man City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/image_2022-07-04_091736058-696x464.png\"   alt=\"Mikel Arteta worked with Gabriel Jesus at Manchester City\" title=\"Mikel Arteta worked with Gabriel Jesus at Manchester City\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mikel Arteta worked with Gabriel Jesus at Manchester City\/ Source: @Joy Sports \/ Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Arsenal have signed Brazil forward Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City for \u00a345m on a long-term deal.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old is manager Mikel Arteta\u2019s fourth signing of the summer, following the arrivals of midfielder Fabio Vieira, goalkeeper Matt Turner and Brazilian striker Marquinhos.<\/p>\n<p>Arteta said he was \u201cvery excited\u201d by Jesus\u2019 arrival.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe club has done a tremendous job to recruit a player of this stature,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Arteta, who worked with Jesus when an assistant coach at City, has been trying to boost Arsenal\u2019s attacking options following the departures of forwards Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on free transfers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized td-caption-align-https:\/\/www.adomonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/image_2022-07-04_091934629.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/image_2022-07-04_091934629-1024x771.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2133805\" width=\"726\" height=\"546\"  \/><figcaption>Jesus will wear the No 9 shirt at Arsenal\/Source: @Joy Sports\/ Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI know Gabriel personally very well, and we all know him well from his time in the Premier League and being really successful here,\u201d the Gunners manager said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a position that\u2019s been on our radar for a long time now and we have managed to get a player that we all wanted, so I\u2019m really happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jesus, who will wear the number nine shirt for the Gunners, leaves City after five-and-a-half years.<\/p>\n<p>He made 236 appearances and scored 95 goals for them, winning four Premier League titles, three League Cups and the FA Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a pleasure to play for Manchester City,\u201d Jesus said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like I am a better player now than when I arrived \u2013 and to win 11 trophies has been amazing. My four Premier League titles are particularly special for me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to thank everyone at City \u2013 the manager, my teammates and the fans \u2013 for all the support they have given me over the past five-and-a-half years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Premier League champions allowed Jesus to leave after\u00a0signing Norway forward Erling Haaland\u00a0from Borussia Dortmund for \u00a351.2m in June, with young Argentine Julian Alvarez also expected to join the first-team squad.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Jesus joins a club looking to increase their goalscoring threat after finishing fifth in last season\u2019s Premier League and missing out on Champions League qualification.<\/p>\n<p>He said he spoke to Arteta about \u201cthe club, the players, the project and the future\u201d before the move.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe 100% in Mikel,\u201d the striker said. \u201cI had a very good time with him before, he\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a very intelligent guy and was an amazing player, so if he knows something, he can teach me or the young players.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"yTm5UsHorww\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"This Week in Parliament \u2013 Adom TV News (2-7-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yTm5UsHorww?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mikel Arteta worked with Gabriel Jesus at Manchester City\/ Source: @Joy Sports \/ Twitter Arsenal have signed Brazil forward Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City for \u00a345m on a long-term deal. 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