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Aaron Catterson-Reid

Gabriel Jesus 'rejects' five clubs in favour of Arsenal transfer as Mikel Arteta and Edu 'key'

Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus rejected five clubs in favour of an Arsenal transfer if recent reports are to be believed.

The north Londoners are keen to bolster their attacking options and football.london previously revealed that Jesus is one name on the club's shortlist of options and recent reports suggest that the Brazilian international is close to joining Mikel Arteta's side in the coming days. And transfer guru Fabrizio Romano has now revealed that the player was approached by six different clubs but it was always the Gunners that were his priority.

Writing on Instagram, Romano said: "Gabriel Jesus joins Arsenal on permanent deal, it’s now 100% done and completed: here we go! Arsenal had a new direct contact with Gabriel’s agent Marcelo Pettinati @energysports13 & his partners Paulo Pitombeira and Caca Ferrari, full agreement reached on personal terms.

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