Gabriel Jesus is Manchester City’s lucky charm. The team won 4 titles during his 5 years of stay with the team. He is a role flexible forward who can play at any position and still find himself in a winning position. During his time with City Jesus played a total of 236 matches in their jersey. He scored a total of 95 goals while at it.
However, Jesus couldn’t contribute any more to the club’s success as he decided to leave City and join their rivals Arsenal from the season 2022-23. Arsenal came to an agreement with Manchester City to make this transfer possible in their favor.
Arsenal had been struggling on their lineup for a long time now. They needed a flexible as well as reliable forward for them to score goals in the upcoming League. Michael Arteta was fascinated with Gabriel’s style of play and believed that he would serve to complete his team which could win the Premier League. Michael did all in his power to make this transfer possible. Let us take a look at How much did Arsenal sign Gabriel Jesus for.
Gabriel Jesus transfer details
Michael Arteta went heights to ensure that he gets his hands on this 25 year old exceptional striker. He and the other staff came with an agreement with the Manchester City management to make this deal a success.
To get their striker, The Gunners paid a hefty sum of £45m. The contract will extend till 5 years from now and will ensure Gabriel’s contribution to their game. Jesus will be given the no. 9 jersey which was previously occupied by Alexandre Lacazette.
Gabriel Jesus Statistics
Gabriel’s arrival has worked like a miracle for the new Arsenal squad. Arsenal has not lost a single Premier League match since his debut and are currently sitting right at the top of the leaderboards. Let us take a look at what the English clubs are going to face when against Arsenal.
Jesus is a four time Premier League title winner and has also led his team to victory in the 2018-19 FA Cup. He has a career total of 125 goals in 322 match appearances.
Gabriel was born in São Paulo, Brazil and hence found himself playing for the Brazil national football team alongside Neymar in no time. He has been capped a total of 56 times by his country and has scored a total of 19 goals in them.
