Arsenal have formally offered striker Gabriel Jesus to Atlético Madrid for a cut-price fee of just €18 million (£15.1m), according to an exclusive report from DAZN_ES, cited by Metro News. The 29-year-old Brazilian international, capped 64 times for the Seleção, has been deemed surplus to requirements by Mikel Arteta and is currently training away from the first team.
Gabriel Jesus Transfer News: Arsenal’s £15m fire sale explained
Two serious knee injuries during his three-year spell in north London have taken a severe physical toll. Atlético Madrid are reviewing the proposal, though their own situation is complicated by the Julián Álvarez affair. The Argentine forward missed training all week, citing depression, after demanding a transfer to Barcelona. Arsenal are separately attempting to lure Álvarez back to the Premier League, though DAZN_ES confirmed both deals are being negotiated entirely independently of one another.
Gabriel Jesus Transfer News: Why this move makes sense for Arsenal
Ruthless. That’s the only word for it. Jesus mustered just 3 goals and 2 assists across 24 Premier League appearances last season, with one more goal in six Champions League ties, a catastrophically thin return for a striker absorbing £265,000 a week. His shot conversion rate crashed to a career-low 6.8%, and his progressive carrying dropped 34% compared to his debut Arsenal campaign.
Two knee reconstructions have permanently stripped the explosive first yard that once made him so dangerous inside the box. Getting even £15.1m for a player with one year left on his contract, whose value was heading to zero, is exceptional business from Arsenal. Selling Gabriel Martinelli to Al-Hilal earlier this window and terminating Reiss Nelson’s deal already signalled this squad restructure was coming.
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Gabriel Jesus Transfer News: The case for Atlético
For Andrea Berta, Atlético’s sporting director, €18m is genuinely low-risk. Diego Simeone doesn’t need a box-to-box workhorse pressing for 90 minutes. He needs a positionally intelligent, combative centre-forward who can link play and scrap in central duels. Jesus, even diminished, still offers that. With Álvarez’s future a total mess, Berta needs cover fast. This is smart crisis management dressed up as a bargain buy.
