Gabriel Jesus heaps praises on his new teammates Martinelli and Gabriel

Arsenal rookie Gabriel Jesus has revealed he is not surprised that Gabriel Martinelli has enjoyed huge success with the Gunners and is looking forward to playing alongside him at club level.

Jesus completed a £45m move from Manchester City on Monday, becoming their fourth signing of the summer transfer window.

He will join international teammate Martinelli and the duo will be spearheading Arsenal attack next season.

Speaking on club TV channel Arsenal, Jesus insisted the 21-year-old always had the “quality” to succeed in England following his 2019 move from lower-tier Brazilian side Ituano. “I am very happy with him.

He came to train with us in the national team [in the summer of 2019] and participated in the Copa America in Brazil.

We’ve seen him and his qualities and he can do things that other players can’t,” said Jesus. When I saw him come to Arsenal, I wasn’t surprised because I knew he had the qualities to play at a big club club in Europe and Brazil. I am very happy for him because he deserves it because he is a quality player. Next season, I follow him, I watch videos and games. ”

Jesus also commended fellow Brazilian and eponymous Gabriel Magalhaes, as he admits there have been many jokes about the confusion of having three players with the same name on the same team. “Now three [Gabriel is at Arsenal]! There are a lot of jokes with us now, but they are very nice people. I am very happy for them because they deserve to be at a big club like Arsenal. , and they did a great job last season.

I’m happy to be here with them,” he said when asked to describe the feeling of playing against central defender Magalhaes as an opponent, Jesus replied :” Hard. He’s so strong. I played with him a few times. He is a very difficult defender to play, but he also has the quality to play. “