The Athletic reports
Arsenal recently secured a transfer of 35 million euros with midfielder Fábio Vieira (22) from FC Porto – an even more expensive deal is about to be concluded. As “The AthleticThe Gunners have reached an agreement with Manchester City over the transfer of Brazilian international striker Gabriel Jesus.
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Accordingly, the two top English clubs came together for a fee of around 52 million euros for the 25-year-old. Recently it was said that Man City was expecting an improved offer from London. Arsenal initially offered 35 million euros for the 2023 free transfer Jesus, the Premier League champion wanted around 58 million euros for his long-time attacker. The agreement was now much closer to the ideas of the “Citizens”.
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The final details, according to The Athletic, are still to be clarified. transfer expert Fabrizio Romano underlined that Arsenal want to get this out of the way at the weekend. The fee for Jesus is the fifth-highest in Arsenal’s history. Alexandre Lacazette (31), whom the Brazilian replaces in Mikel Arteta’s squad after his return to Olympique Lyon, cost €53m in 2017/18. Man City, meanwhile, only took higher transfer fees with the departures of Leroy Sané (26) and Ferran Torres (22).
Adviser Marcelo Pettinati from “Energy Sports” said in mid-May “Guardians”: “We had talks with Arsenal about Gabriel Jesus.” Although “six other clubs are also interested”, the Gunners are certainly impressed. “We like the project. It’s definitely a possibility we’re discussing,” Pettinati said.
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