Report: Arteta thinks ‘world-class’ player is absolutely perfect for Arsenal’s system and Edu’s pushing to sign him

Tue 24 May 2022 19:15, UK

With the🧔 Premier League season now over, Arsenal can finally focus on much-needed transfer business.

The Gunners are likely to bring in at leꦕast one new centre-forward over the summer.

Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah are Arsenal’s only strik🐓ers, and both are out of contrac🎉t soon.

The Gun🐬ners have with linked with numerous forwards over the past few months.

And most of the speculation has centered ꩵaround Manchester City’s Gabriel Jesus.

With Erling Haaland becoming a City player, the Brazilian will slip further down the ܫpecking order.

As a result, Jesus i⭕s likely to up sticks and head elsewhere in search of first-team football.

has now provided a fr🧔esh update on the Gunners’ pursuit of the 25-year-old.

Jesus still keen on Arsenal despite no Champions League?

Arsenal reportedly remain confident of securing Jesus’ s💖ignature, despite missing out on the top four.

In ad🧜dition, the player himself is apparently still keen on joining the Gunners despite no Champꦓions League in 22-23.

Discussions betwee⛦n Ar🍬senal’s technical director Edu and Jesus’ representatives are said to go back months.

And Arteta reportedly reckons Jesus is a ‘perfect fit’ for his si💧de, having worked with him at the Etihad.

I💃n addition, Arsenal technicaไl director Edu will apparently be key to any negotiations.

Edu was the general coordinator of the Brazil national team w🍃hen Jesus received his first cap in September 2016.

Several otheꦫr clubs are reportedly eyeing Jesus, which could push Arsenal to act sooner rather than later.

The Gunners are also eyeing Everton’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Real Soci�🍒�edad’s Alexander Isak, added The Athletic.

Jesus, who City teammate Ilkay Gundogan has🌸 called “world class”, (), has won the Premier League four times.

He has 95 goals and 46 assists from 236 City🥀 appearances, plus 18 goals and 13 assists from 54 Selecao caps.

Youn🐻g, talented and proven in th🌳e Premier League, Jesus would be a truly superb addition to the Arsenal ranks.