Gabriel Jesus' agent has opened up on how Chelsea failed in a last-ditch attempt to hijack the striker's recent transfer to Arsenal.
The Gunners completed a deal for their top target earlier in the summer, despite suggestions the lack of Champions League football on offer in the red half of north London next season could jeopardise a transfer which had seemingly been in the offing for several months. The Brazilian eventually moved to the Emirates in a £45million deal from Manchester City, but he wasn't short of suitors this summer.
The likes of Real Madrid, Tottenham and Chelsea were all linked with the four-time Premier League champion and it has now emerged that the latter made a late attempt to hijack Jesus' move to Arsenal. That's according to the player's agent Marcelo Pettinati who claims the Blues pushed "very hard" to steal the striker in the final few days preceding his transfer.
