Palmeiras president Leila Pereira has stated that Arsenal rejected their interest in forward Gabriel Jesus.
The striker began his career at the Brazilian club, making his first-team debut in 2015 before moving to Manchester City in January 2017.
Jesus then joined the Gunners in the summer of 2022, and he proved to be a game changer for the club as Mikel Arteta’s side challenged City for the Premier League title.
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Things have slowed since then, with injuries impeding his growth.
Jesus has only started once in the Premier League this season and has not scored since January, but Arteta believes the attacker will soon be back to his best after suffering a groin injury after impressing during pre-season.
“He came on in great shape, probably in the best condition he’s been in with us,” the Arsenal manager stated earlier this month.
“He was flying in pre-season and unfortunately he got that injury straight away that affected him for a few weeks.”
Pereira has disclosed that Palmeiras attempted to initiate talks with the Gunners about a big deal for Jesus, but they were promptly shut down.
“Gabriel Jesus is not coming,” Pereira informed ESPN.
“We contacted Arsenal, and they replied, ‘Leila, there are no conditions. We will not negotiate the player.
“The subject is closed.”
Jesus is scheduled to start for Arsenal in their Carabao Cup match at Preston on Wednesday evening.
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