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Kaya Kaynak

Why Arsenal have signed Gabriel Jesus as Edu answers Mikel Arteta's specific transfer demand

Arsenal searched high and wide for the answer to their most important question of the summer, but in the end, the answer was a little closer to home.

Last season, the Gunners missed out on the Champions League places by the narrowest of margins to fierce rivals Tottenham with the deciding factor arguably being the disparity of firepower between the two teams. Harry Kane, Heung-Min Son and Dejan Kulusevski managed 45 goals in the Premier League between them, while Alexandre Lacazette, Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka scored just 21.

Tammy Abraham, Dusan Vlahovic and Alexander Isak were among the many names Mikel Arteta looked at to fix his attacking issue, but in the end, it is Gabriel Jesus who has been chosen. So why exactly has the Brazilian been brought in?

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