{"id":614598,"date":"2022-07-04T04:29:14","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T08:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=614598"},"modified":"2022-07-04T04:29:14","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T08:29:14","slug":"arsenal-confirm-gabriel-jesus-manchester-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/04\/arsenal-confirm-gabriel-jesus-manchester-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal Confirm Signing of Brazilian Striker From Manchester City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/30\/sunderland-complete-signing\/\" target=\"_self\">Arsenal<\/a> have confirmed the signing of forward Gabriel Jesus from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/02\/stefan-ortega-joins-manchester-city\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester City<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian joins the club for a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1543846708613976065\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported fee<\/a> of \u00a345 million on a long-term contract.<\/p>\n<p>While at City, Jesus won the Premier League title four times, the League Cup three times and the FA Cup once.<\/p>\n<h2>Arsenal Confirm Signing of Gabriel Jesus<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u26c5\ufe0f On Cloud No. 9<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd34 Welcome to Arsenal, Gabriel Jesus <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kPgOx9uVZd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/kPgOx9uVZd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Arsenal (@Arsenal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Arsenal\/status\/1543863208569708544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 4, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>What Was Said<\/h3>\n<p>On the signing, Arsenal&#8217;s technical director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arsenal.com\/news\/arsenal-complete-gabriel-jesus-signing\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Edu said<\/a>: &#8220;We are delighted that we have secured the transfer of Gabriel. Everyone who knows football well knows the qualities of Gabriel Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;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. We look forward to seeing him join up with his new teammates ahead of the new season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Manager Mikel Arteta added: \u201cI\u2019m very excited. The club has done a tremendous job to recruit a player of this stature. I know\u00a0Gabriel\u00a0personally very well, and we all know him well from his time in the Premier League and being really successful here.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This 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<h3>Arsenal Pushing for Top Four Return<\/h3>\n<p>After completing a return to European football with a fifth-place finish in the Premier League last season, Arsenal&#8217;s business so far this summer has suggested they are not content with settling for the Europa League.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners haven&#8217;t competed in the Champions League since 2016\/17, but with their two main additions of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11670\/12638004\/fabio-vieira-arsenal-confirm-34m-purchase-of-porto-midfielder#:~:text=Arsenal%20have%20confirmed%20a%20deal,Turner%20and%20Brazil%20forward%20Marquinhos.\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabio Vieira<\/a> and now Gabriel Jesus, and an already young and exciting squad, Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side could make a genuine push for the top four this season.<\/p>\n<p>Having hit 95 goals during his time at Manchester City, Jesus is a Champions League-quality attacker and he will be key for his new side if they are to return to Europe&#8217;s top table.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal have confirmed the signing of forward Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City. The Brazilian joins the club for a reported fee of \u00a345 million on a long-term contract. While at City, Jesus won the Premier League title four times, the League Cup three times and the FA Cup once. 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