Arsenal signing Gabriel Jesus was seen as one of those rare things: a great deal for all parties. The Gunners got the striker that they so desperately needed; Jesus stepped out of the shadow of incoming Erling Haaland. He didn't cost too much; yet City made a profit on him.
The plan was clear, too. Jesus insisted that he's a centre-forward and not the winger he was at Manchester City. And for a while, it seemed to be working: five goals in his first nine won over a lot of doubters before he scored four in five back from a knee injury last term. But Arsenal's infamous No.9 curse seems to have struck again.
