Guardiola’s style of play led Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City to Arsenal

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After five and a half years with Manchester City with 141 goals, Gabriel Jesus joined Premier League rivals Arsenal in the summer. The “Gunners” put 52.2 million euros on the table for the attacker’s services – the 25-year-old has thanked him with five goals and three assists in nine games so far, not least this weekend. With consequences: Jesus recently increased his market value significantly from 50 million to 65 million euros, which brought him closer to his record from summer 2018 (80 million euros).

“I was very happy at Manchester City. It’s not that I was unhappy there, but I also had to accept the way the team wanted me to play and that was clear,” added the Brazilian “ESPN” about the background of his transfer from Manchester to London. Under coach Pep Guardiola, center forward Jesus had to play more often on the offensive wings.

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These players saw the biggest increase in market value in the Premier League’s September update.

15 Nathan Collins | Wolves | +€12m

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New market value: €22 million

14 Harvey Elliot | Liverpool | +€13m

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New market value: €35 million

13 Nayef Aguerd | West Ham | +€13m

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New market value: €25 million

12 Morgan Gibbs-White | Nottingham | +€14m

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New market value: €25 million

11 Darwin Nunez | Liverpool | +€15m

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New market value: €70 million

10 Gabriel Jesus | Arsenal | +€15m

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New market value: €65 million

9 Lisandro Martínez | United | +€18m

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New market value: €50 million

8 Moises Caicedo | Brighton | +€19m

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New market value: €25 million

7 Alexander Isak | Newcastle | +€20m

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New market value: €50 million

6 Anthony Gordon | Everton | +€20m

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New market value: €40 million

5 Amadou Onana | Everton | +€20m

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New market value: €30 million

4 Romeo Lavia | Southampton | +€23m

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New market value: €25 million

3 Wesley Fofana | Chelsea | +€25m

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New market value: €65 million

2 Marc Cucurella | Chelsea | +€27m

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New market value: €55 million

1 Antony | United | +€40m

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New market value: €75 million

“The thing was the way he understood football and what he wanted. It’s up to you to accept it or not. If you don’t accept it, it says ‘thank you’ and it goes to another challenge. I accepted that for a moment, but then I said, ‘I want something different for myself.’ I thanked him, ‘thank you for everything’, he understood and we left,” revealed Jesus. At Arsenal the situation is “different” for him.

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The national player explained: “It’s a different type of football, there are different players, different styles of play. At City it was different. The striker doesn’t have the ball that often, you just have to watch the games to see that,” said Jesus, who pointed out the importance of midfielders in Guardiola’s attack. “That’s fine. So I decided to switch.” Contrary to this theory, the “Citizens” signed Erling Haaland (22) from BVB, a brawny centre-forward who netted an impressive 14 times in ten games across all competitions. In addition to Jesus, left-back Oleksandr Zinchenko (25) was also drawn to Arsenal from the Skyblues. Cost point: 35 million euros.

Jesus spoke a lot about his style of play with Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta. “He knows me, I know him, I understood what he wanted from me. Now I’m relaxed on the pitch, play with a smile on my face and always try to do my best.” The attacker has done this extremely well so far at the London club, who made an excellent start to the season and improved on Saturday’s derby against Tottenham Hotspur and thus Consolidated first place. The Gunners defeated the Spurs (third place) 3-1 on Saturday afternoon. Thomas Partey put the hosts ahead in the 20th minute before Harry Kane equalized with a penalty in the 31st minute. In the second round, Jesus (49th) and Granit Xhaka (67th) made the decision. Emerson Royal saw the red card for Tottenham in the 62nd minute for a gross foul on Gabriel Martinelli.

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Philippe Coutinho | Barça -> Aston Villa (after loan) | Transfer fee: €20 million

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Market value: €20 million
(as of September 2, 2022)

Neco Williams | Liverpool -> Nottingham | Transfer fee: €20 million

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Market value: €8 million

João Palhinha | Sporting -> Fulham | Transfer fee: €20 million

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Market value: €25 million

Taiwo Awoniyi | Union -> Nottingham | Transfer fee: €20.5 million

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Market value: €20 million

Maxwell Cornet | Burnley -> West Ham | Transfer fee: €20.7 million

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Market value: €15 million

Cheick Doucoure | RC Lens -> Crystal Palace | Transfer fee: €22.6 million

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Market value: €15 million

Dwight McNeil | Burnley -> Everton | Transfer fee: €24 million

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Market value: €18 million

Nathan Collins | Burnley -> Wolverhampton | Transfer fee: €24.3 million

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Market value: €10 million

Luis Sinisterra | Feyenoord -> Leeds | Transfer fee: €25 million

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Market value: €25 million

Yves Bissouma | Brighton -> Tottenham | Transfer fee: €29.2 million

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Market value: €35 million (possible bonuses: €6 million)

Morgan Gibbs-White | Wolverhampton -> Nottingham | Transfer fee: €29.5 million

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Diego Carlos | Sevilla FC -> Aston Villa | Transfer fee: €31 million

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Market value: €40 million

Gonçalo Guedes | Valencia -> Wolverhampton | Transfer fee: €32.6 million

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Market value: €40 million

Brenden Aaronson | RB Salzburg -> Leeds | Transfer fee: €32.8 million

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Market value: €25 million

Oleksandr Zinchenko | Man City -> Arsenal | Transfer fee: 35 million euros

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Market value: €25 million

Nayef Aguerd | Rennes Stadium -> West Ham | Transfer fee: €35 million

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Market value: €12 million

Fabio Vieira | FC Porto -> Arsenal | Transfer fee: 35 million euros

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Market value: €25 million

Amadou Onana | Lille -> Everton | Transfer fee: €35 million

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Market value: €10 million

Gianluca Scamacca | US Sassuolo -> West Ham | Transfer fee: €36 million

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Market value: €30 million

Sven Botman | LOSC Lille -> Newcastle United | Transfer fee: €37 million

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Market value: €30 million

Kalidou Koulibaly | SSC Napoli -> Chelsea | Transfer fee: €38 million

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Market value: €35 million

Lucas Paqueta | Lyon -> West Ham | Transfer fee: €42.95 million

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Market value: €35 million

Matheus Nunes | Sporting -> Wolverhampton | Transfer fee: €45 million

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Market value: €35 million

Calvin Phillips | Leeds United -> Man City | Transfer fee: €48.8 million

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Market value: €50 million

Cristiano Romero | Atalanta -> Tottenham (after loan) | Transfer fee: €50 million

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Market value: €48 million

Gabriel Jesus | Man City -> Arsenal | Transfer fee: €52 million

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Market value: €50 million

Raheem Sterling | Man City->Chelsea | Transfer fee: €56.2 million

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Market value: €70 million

Lisandro Martinez | Ajax -> Man United | Transfer fee: €57.4 million

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Market value: €32 million

Richarlison | Everton -> Tottenham | Transfer fee: €58 million

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Market value: €48 million

Erling Haaland | BVB -> Man City | Transfer fee: €60 million

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Market value: €150 million

Marc Cucurella | Brighton->Chelsea | Transfer fee: €65.3 million

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Market value: €28 million

Alexander Isak | Real Sociedad -> Newcastle United | Transfer fee: €70 million

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Market value: €30 million

Casemiro | Real Madrid -> Man United | Transfer fee: €70.7 million

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Market value: €40 million

Darwin Nunez | Benfica -> Liverpool | Transfer fee: €75 million

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Market value: €55 million (possible bonuses: €25 million)

Wesley Fofana | Leicester -> Chelsea | Transfer fee: €80.4 million

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Market value: €40 million

Antony | Ajax -> Man United | Transfer fee: €95 million

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Market value: €35 million (possible bonuses: €5 million)

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