Mikel Arteta reportedly has his eye on Manchester City ace Gabriel Jesus as one of ‘two marquee signings’ for Arsenal.The Gunners are expected to be in the market for a new striker or two as they are currently set to lose Eddie Nketiah and Alexandre Lacazette for nothing at the end of the current campaign.
After a spectacular summer transfer window at the start of the season, Gunners’ technical director Edu recently stated the club are preparing moves for “two marquee signings” in the summer.With Arsenal currently in pole position to finish in fourth place and qualify for the Champions League, after their smashing 3-1 home victory over Manchester United, a huge summer of transfers is being anticipated on the red side of north London.
And many reports understand one of those could be Jesus.The Brazilian sent a huge statement with a magnificent four goal haul in Pep Guardiola’s side’s 5-1 home victory over Watford.
In fact, his quartet of goals against Roy Hodgson’s relegation battling Hornets was more than his entire tally for the Premier League season.Jesus has now contributed seven goals and nine assists in 24 league appearances for the reigning champions.
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