Gabriel Jesus dreams   Thierry Henry exploit – Sporting Life

Gabriel Jesus has set his sights on emulating boyhood hero Thierry Henry after Arsenal signed the Manchester City striker for a fee of around £45 million ($54 million) .

Jesus, who scored 95 goals in 236 appearances for City, has signed a “long-term contract” with Arsenal after deciding to leave the Premier League champions in search of more regular first-team action.

The Brazil international revealed he was a big Arsenal fan as a youngster, having been captivated by Henry during the France star’s successful spell in north London.

Now Jesus will follow in Henry’s footsteps as the main man in Arsenal’s attack.

“I followed Arsenal when I was young because of Henry,” Jesus said.

“Obviously, I didn’t follow too many European teams, but when I saw some of the .ers that .ed ., I was like ‘Wow, this club is big’.

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“I’m so happy to sign for this big club. Since day one when I knew I could come to . for Arsenal, I was happy.

“I know the staff, I know some .ers, the Brazilian ones. I know t. are a lot of top .ers.”

Jesus was expected to fall down the pecking order at City had he stayed for the final year of his contract as the champions have bolstered their striking options with the signings of Erling Haaland and Julian Alvarez.

He is reunited with Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, who was Pep Guardiola’s assistant at City before he took charge at the Emirates Stadium.

Manchester City’s Gabriel Jesus has moved to Arsenal after scoring 95 goals in 236 appearances for Manchester City.