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Barcelona are set to complete the signing of Gabriel Jesus from Arsenal after an agreement was reached in principle for the Brazilian forward.
According to Sky Sports, the Spanish club will pay Arsenal €10 million for the 29-year-old, who had just one year remaining on his contract at the Emirates Stadium. The deal is now expected to be finalised, bringing an end to Jesus’ spell with the Premier League champions.
Arsenal’s decision to sanction the transfer comes with the forward entering the final 12 months of his deal, leaving the club in a position to secure a fee rather than risk losing him for nothing next summer. The reported €10m package gives the Gunners a return for a player whose future had become increasingly uncertain as the transfer window approached its closing stages.
For Barcelona, the move adds an experienced Brazil international to their attacking options. Jesus’ ability to operate across the forward line is understood to have appealed to the Catalan club as they look to strengthen their squad before the deadline.
The transfer is also a significant late-window move for Arsenal, who will now have to proceed without Jesus as they prepare for the remainder of the campaign. With the agreement in place, the focus is expected to turn to the formalities of the deal, including completion of paperwork and the player’s arrival in Spain.
Neither club has yet been stated in the supplied report as having publicly announced the transfer, but the move is described as one Barcelona will complete. Barring any late complications, Jesus is on course to leave Arsenal and continue his career at Camp Nou in a deal worth €10m.
