Gabriel Martinelli has revealed that he and Arsenal teammate Gabriel Magalhaes tried to convince Gabriel Jesus to join the club this summer. The 25-year-old signed a five-year deal with the Gunners from Manchester City, costing roughly £45million to make the switch.
The Brazilian will be hoping he can solve Mikel Arteta's goal scoring problems, having struggled to have a talisman that could find the net regularly last season. Having worked with him before at the Etihad Stadium, the Spaniard claimed he was very happy to have Jesus sign for the club.
“I’m very excited," Arteta said when asked about the deal. "The club has done a tremendous job to recruit a player of this stature. I know Gabriel personally very well, and we all know him well from his time in the Premier League and being really successful here.
