£250k-a-week Brazilian tipped to be a Gunner this summer after big Arsenal signing

ARSENAL star Gabriel Jesus could still have a “big part” to play at the Emirates Stadium despite the arrival of Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting Lisbon this week, Gunners legend Alan Smith has claimed.

Arsenal’s attack was debilitated by serious injuries last season as both Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus were plagued, that meant that Mikel Arteta had to employ midfielder Mikel Merino up top for some of the clubs biggest games.

But even though Jesus wont be back until the beginning of 2026, and Smith can envisage a scenario where the Brazilian still gets the nod over Gyokeres up front as the big Swedish striker adjusts to the quality of the Premier League.

“Jesus, you can’t discount him as well,” Smith said. “You think about how well he did when he came back into the team then unfortunately got injured. You’ve got these players on the books that are easy to forget about, but they can still play a big part.

“You don’t want deadwood in the team, that’s for certain. So the players that do come in, they have to be of a high level, and getting players to join who might think, ‘Oh, am I going to be first choice?’ If they’re top quality players, it’s hard to get them in. So it’s a balancing act.

“You don’t want players sat on the touch line who are going to kick up a fuss, create a bad atmosphere. You want good, solid citizens that are all pulling together.”

IcFootballnews Says….

Mikel Arteta is very loyal to his ARSENAL players, he is loyal to Jesus and that is why the Brazilian has been at the club for so long. But now that Gyokeres is at the club, he needs to get that £250k-a-week wages off the books.

Jesus will be out for most of next season and therefore be pretty much useless, it is time to get rid.

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