Arsenal now close to signing ‘fantastic’ £50m striker, deal could be done this week

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Arsenal are closing in on Gabriel Jesus and a deal could now end up going through this week as Manchester City prepare to sell the attacker.

The Gunners have already secured one Brazilian forward with Marquinhos joining from Sao Paulo earlier this summer.

Arsenal want a leading striker this summer and their top target has been City forward Jesus.

Rumours of a move for Jesus have been swirling for months now and it looks like Arsenal could be closing in on the Brazilian.

Arsenal are closing in on Gabriel Jesus

Goal now report that Jesus is ‘close’ to completing his move to Arsenal and a deal could be done in the coming days.

Arsenal have been chasing Jesus for some time now and news that a deal could be done this week is very encouraging.

It’s suggested that Arsenal have had a bid worth around £30million rejected, with City demanding £50million for the striker.

The report adds that Arsenal could use performance based add-ons to tempt City into selling Jesus this week.

Jesus, 25, had a strong end to last season and finished the campaign with 13 goals and 12 assists in all competitions for City.

The problem is that Jesus is out of contract in 2023 and City may feel that they need to sell now before he leaves for nothing.

Arsenal are hoping to use that to their advantage and a deal now appears to be drawing ever closer.

Edu knows Jesus from the Brazilian national team setup whilst Mikel Arteta coached the striker during his time on Pep Guardiola’s coaching staff.

Joining this Arsenal setup will surely appeal to Jesus and they appear to be closing in on their man.

Eddie Nketiah has signed a new contract but Jesus would almost certainly go straight in as Arsenal’s first-choice striker.

Hailed as ‘fantastic’ by Guardiola, Jesus will be eager to take the chance of regular first-team starts with Arsenal after too long in and out of the City side.