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Arsenal are preparing a bid of £35 million for Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus.
The 25-year old Brazilian will have one year left on his current contract at the Etihad, and has become dissatisfied with his lack of playing time this season under Pep Guardiola.
His chances are expected to become even more limited if City sign Erling Haaland, from Borussia Dortmund, which is expected to be announced imminently.
Negotiations between Edu, Arsenal’s technical director, and the player’s representatives on personal terms are reported to be well advanced, although there has been no direct contact between the two clubs yet.
However, that may be about to change with the Gunners set to table an offer.
Jesus, himself, is reported to be open to the offer which will see him reunite with his assistant coach at City in the form of now Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta.
Andy is an exiled English football fan living in Cyprus. He loves all sports but football is his abiding passion, and he still has dreams every now and then about scoring the winning goal in a Wembley Cup Final, even though his playing days are long gone. He follows most major leagues, across Europe at least, and has a favoured team in each. When he’s not watching, listening, reading or downloading podcasts about football, he spend his time worrying about his beloved Arsenal.