He's a very intelligent guy and was an amazing player, so if he knows something, he can teach me or the young players." Jesus joins a club looking to increase their goalscoring threat after finishing fifth in last season's Premier League and missing out on Champions League qualification. However, he appears to have hinted at playing ANOTHER new role when speaking ahead of the Champions League clash with Lens, even going so far as to tease a stint in midfield. The trial will also cover cynical fouls such as the one committed by Italy's Giorgio Chiellini when he grabbed England's Bukayo Saka's shirt in the Euro 202 final.

This was Jesus’s first league start in almost four months. He started Arsenal’s first 14 games of the season before suffering a knee injury during the World Cup; they then started 14 without him.

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If you look at the numbers, Jesus is actually very similar to Alexandre Lacazette," ex-Tottenham and Republic of Ireland defender Stephen Kelly told BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast. "And he's been playing in one of the most creative teams in the world. Jesus said he had followed Arsenal when he was young because of Thierry Henry and that Arteta’s presence had played a part in his transfer. “I believe 100% in Mikel,” he said. “I had a very good time with him before, he’s a very good guy and a very good coach as well. He helped me a lot.”

So how is it that when he was absent Arsenal looked so similar? Can a player really be indispensable if they can also be dispensed with for half a season with little noticeable effect?With Mikel Arteta's young Arsenal squad showing plenty of promise last season, one of their key deficiencies was in front of goal, scoring fewer than the four teams who finished above them. Gabriel Jesus and Richarlison have endured difficult starts to the season... but (09/23/23): Gabriel Jesus is expected to start his first Premier League game of the season for Arsenal, while Richarlison is favourite to lead the Tottenham line after both endured difficult starts to the season. Older News Stories about Gabriel Jesus Our coverage of the Gunners is bigger and better than ever before - here's everything you need to know to make sure you never miss a moment Had Lacazette got 10 or 15 goals, Arsenal would have been a completely different ball game. He's coming in because of all the other factors as much as he is coming in to add to the goal tally." Jesus prefers to play wide - analysis

If there’s one person who deserves the best in life, it’s Gabriel,” said the City boss after his four-goal haul against Watford in April. He said he spoke to Arteta about "the club, the players, the project and the future" before the move. Arsenal are one of a number of clubs in the race to sign Leeds United winger Raphinha, although reports now suggest that Chelsea have vaulted to the front of queue for the Brazil international. Arteta said he only wanted signings this summer that would take the club to the next level. The addition of Jesus should do exactly that. Arsenal have signed a winner. A Premier League champion who has yet to even hit his prime. They are now understandably delighted to have landed the four-time Premier League winner. This is a major coup for Arsenal.

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Gabriel has won the Premier League title four times, the FA Cup, and the League Cup three times. He is a regular in the Brazil national team, making 56 appearances and scoring 19 times since making his full international debut for his country in September 2016. He was a member of the squad which won the Copa America in 2019. During his international career Gabriel has also notably won a gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, and featured at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The good thing about Arsenal's recruitment now is that they are signing players without too much media fanfare. For example, we did hear about Jesus but when we did hear they were already quite far down the line in terms of securing his signature. Man City star Gabriel Jesus donates 400 food baskets to his childhood neighbourh (04/2020): Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus is doing his bit in his home country of Brazil, which has suffered over 500 deaths since the outbreak of the disease. We need goals from our front players': Arteta warns shooting stars Gabriel Jesu (10/2022): Neither the Brazilian nor Eddie Nketiah has found the net in Arsenal's last six games, during which time the side's performances have started to suffer, having now dropped to second in the league.

This is really an upgrade in the first team, somebody who's a perennial winner. He's somebody who actually has something to prove - I think that's really important. He's also somebody who has the energy and the talent level to really take this team forward. So, in another sense, are this Arsenal team. Very occasionally during this deeply weird season there have been sudden moments of piercing clarity when Arsenal fans wonder to themselves: how is this thing happening? Harry Symeou, from the Chronicles of a Gooner podcast, believes Arsenal have done well with their four signings this summer - Jesus, forward Marquinhos, goalkeeper Matt Turner and midfielder Fabio Vieira - and argues that the new arrival from Manchester City does not have to score a hatful of goals to be a success. There may be more business to come, with the Gunners still in the market for reinforcements that will add depth to their ranks ahead of a return to the Europa League in 2022-23. MARTIN KEOWN's north London derby combined XI: does Harry Kane or Gabriel Jesus (09/2022): MARTIN KEOWN: There was a noisy reaction to my last North London Derby XI when these teams last met in a defining fixture in May - no one was louder than talkSPORT colleague Simon Jordan.As revealed by Fabrizio Romano and Will Unwin on Thursday, Manchester City’s well-known wish to sign Marc Cucurella from Brighton is looking set to be satisfied.