Gabriel Jesus has opened up about his surprising move to Barcelona this season, revealing that he had initially expected to remain at Arsenal and see out his contract. Jesus explained that he was prepared to stay in north London or…
Gabriel Jesus revealed he originally planned to see out the remainder of his Arsenal contract before completing a surprise transfer to Barcelona. The Brazilian forward admitted he anticipated either staying in north London or returning to Brazil, with former club Palmeiras actively pursuing him, until Barcelona made an unexpected approach.
Barcelona moved for Jesus after failing to sign Julian Alvarez, leading the striker to accept a significant wage reduction to finalize the permanent transfer. Arsenal sanctioned the departure during the final year of his deal after he fell behind Kai Havertz, Viktor Gyokeres, and Mikel Merino in the squad hierarchy.
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