Gabriel Jesus eyes Arsenal future, open to Palmeiras return | OneFootball

Gabriel Jesus left Palmeiras in 2016. The athlete’s name has been constantly linked to his formative club during recent transfer windows. The Arsenal striker recently returned to the pitch after a serious knee injury and still feels he has “unfinished business” with the English team, but did not rule out a return to Verdão in the future, in an interview with “The Players Tribune“.

“People ask me: ‘Why don’t you just leave? Why not go to Saudi Arabia? Or back home, to Brazil?’ One day, I would like, yes, to play for Palmeiras again, but not today,” Jesus stated.

“I feel like I have unfinished business at Arsenal. I don’t want to leave. When I came here to join Mikel Arteta, my purpose wasn’t just to score goals. My purpose was to win titles, like we did at Manchester City. If you look at my career, I think it’s interesting. When I arrived in the Premier League, I believe most people’s reaction was: ‘Huh? Who is this kid?’ They saw me as a natural goalscorer. But that’s not how I see myself. My strongest trait is that I will do whatever it takes to help the team win titles,” he continued.

Gabriel Jesus had his season disrupted by injury

Gabriel Jesus tore his left knee ACL in January this year during a match against Manchester United in the FA Cup, shortly after regaining his spot in the starting lineup. During his recovery, he spent part of his vacation in Brazil and used Palmeiras’ training center. After recovering from surgery, the striker returned to the pitch at the beginning of this month.

He was named in Arteta’s squad for Arsenal’s matches at the end of November and got minutes in Arsenal’s last two games, against Club Brugge in the Champions League and against Wolverhampton in the Premier League. On both occasions, he came off the bench.

Jesus is competing for a starting spot with Viktor Gyokeres and Kai Havertz, the latter currently sidelined with a knee injury. Arteta also has several attacking options, including Bukayo Saka, Eberechi Eze, Gabriel Martinelli, Noni Madueke, and Leandro Trossard.

After the last match, the Arsenal manager ruled out selling the player and sees Gabriel Jesus fighting for a starting spot.

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