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"They made a good attempt" - Arsenal star's representative affirms interest from Chelsea
Gabriel Jesus' representative Marcelo Pettinati has affirmed that Chelsea attempted to sign his client before the player chose to move to Arsenal. The Brazilian forward has shown up as a marquee marking at the Emirates Stadium from Manchester City for a charge of around £45 million.
The Blues, nonetheless, made a late endeavor to equal the Gunners in the arrangement. Addressing columnist Freddie Paxton, Jesus' representative said (by means of Twitter):
"Chelsea were one of the groups that attempted to seize the Arsenal move. They made a solid attempt in the last days to get him. By that point, we'd proactively picked our new venture."
Chelsea were on the lookout for another forward this mid year. The Blues permitted Romelu Lukaku to get back to Inter Milan on a season-long credit bargain this late spring.
The Belgian worldwide showed up at Stamford Bridge the previous summer for a club-record charge of £97.5 million. Nonetheless, Lukaku didn't have the effect many expected, as he finished the 2021-22 season with only 15 objectives across contests.
Gabriel Jesus was one of the advances accessible in the market this late spring after Manchester City marked Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund and Julian Alvarez from River Plate.
Be that as it may, it was Arsenal who came out on top in the race for Jesus' mark. The 25-year-old had a moment effect, netting a support on his introduction against FC Nurnberg in a pre-season well disposed. Mikel Arteta's side got a 5-3 win.
Munititions stockpile needed another middle forward after both Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette withdrew the club on free exchanges this year.
Both Chelsea and Arsenal miss out to Barcelona to sign Raphinha
Both the Gunners and Chelsea missed out to FC Barcelona in the competition to sign Brazilian star Raphinha this late spring. The 25-year-old winger was formally uncovered as a Barcelona player recently. The Blaugrana have marked him from Leeds United.
Chelsea, in the interim, have marked a player from Manchester City. The Blues have gotten Raheem Sterling for a charge of £47.5 million. As per Sky Sports, marking the England worldwide was vital for supervisor Thomas Tuchel.
The 27-year-old winger has written a five-year contract that will keep him at Stamford Bridge until the late spring of 2027.
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