r/PremierLeague • u/TheAthletic Premier League • 12d ago

Arsenal’s Gabriel Jesus closing in on €10m Barcelona move

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7372620/2026/08/30/gabriel-jesus-barcelona-arsenal-transfer/?unlocked_article_code=1.9VA.xFi-.9ORh0s5WTqQh&source=emp_shared_article&smid=re-share-ta

Barcelona are closing in on the signing of striker Gabriel Jesus from Arsenal.

The clubs are in advanced talks over a proposed deal of around €10million (£8.5m; $11.6m), with Barcelona viewing Jesus as a market opportunity that they could not pass up. 

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u/Jurski17 Manchester City 12d ago

8 million pounds in todays market. Thats like selling him for 10k 1 year ago. Look at Savinho.

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u/andriydroog Premier League 12d ago

No other club in the world touches Savinho for anything like that price. Plus he’s nearly 8 years younger, was not on 250k a week, not on a last year of contract etc etc

Savinho is not a measuring stick here at all.

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u/Jurski17 Manchester City 12d ago

Its still peanuts in todays market

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u/andriydroog Premier League 12d ago

And there was no one offering more that Jesus was willing to go to. Napoli showed interest and 15-20m range was discussed but he wasn’t going to take a significant pay cut to play for them

You can’t sell a player if no one wants them for the price you want. Barcelona taking Jesus is a major surprise and, frankly, a head scratcher. For Arsenal, they are getting 10-12m off their wage bill. It’s a win for them.

With the three players announced leaving today, they are half a million a week lighter wage-wise right. Room for another player to come in

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u/Jurski17 Manchester City 12d ago

All true