Arsenal have completed the signing of Gabriel Jesus on a long term deal from Manchester City, the club have confirmed.
The Gunners confirmed the deal today after months of speculation.
Jesus will wear the No. 9 shirt that was vacated by Alexandre Lacazette earlier this summer, with the Frenchman heading back to Lyon.
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The Brazilian arrived at London Colney on Tuesday afternoon and successfully completed a medical, where he also signed a five-year contract, running until the summer of 2027.
Arsenal confirmed the signing in an official statement.
Technical Director Edu said: "We are delighted that we have secured the transfer of Gabriel. Everyone who knows football well, knows the qualities of Gabriel Jesus.
"Gabriel is a player who we have admired for a long time now. He is 25 years old and an established Brazil international who has consistently demonstrated that he is a player at a very high level.
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"We look forward to seeing him join up with his new teammates ahead of the new season. We all welcome Gabriel to Arsenal."
Mikel Arteta added: "I’m very excited. The club has done a tremendous job to recruit a player of this stature. I know Gabriel personally very well, and we all know him well from his time in the Premier League and being really successful here.
"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."
Jesus is a striker who can also play out wide.
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He is known for his tremendous ability on the ball, his dribbling, shooting and passing all being big assets.
However, it is likely his work off the ball that played a big part in Mikel Arteta's eagerness to sign the Brazilian.
He was described as the best pressing forward in the world by Pep Guardiola and for good reason.
Jesus presses at an extremely high rate and fits perfectly into the mould of Arteta's pressing system.
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The striker wasn't made Arsenal's top target just for his pressing however, they need goals and Jesus scores them.
In 99 starts for Manchester City in the Premier League, Jesus scored 58 goals.
Throughout his Premier League career, his goals/assists number per 90 stands at 0.87, among the best of all players in Premier League history.
Jesus will be an exciting addition to Arsenal's front-line and fans will be extremely interested to see how the forward combines with Bukayo Saka on the right side of the pitch.
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Jesus is Arsenal's fourth signing of the Summer, following Marquinhos, Fabio Vieira and Matt Turner. However, the Gunners are far from finished. Bids have been made for Lisandro Martinez, a saga which should heat up in the coming days.
Raphinha was high on the target list but that deal seems to be off the table, with the winger likely heading to Chelsea or Barcelona.
Interest still remains for Youri Tielemans, and that is a situation to keep an eye on this Summer.
Topics: Arsenal, Gabriel Jesus, Mikel Arteta, Manchester City, Manchester City Transfer News & Rumours, Transfers
Adam Hamdani