Arsenal in talks to sign Man City striker Jesus

Arsenal are in talks to sign Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus.

The Premier League champions do not want to lose Jesus but understand his desire to get regular first-team football. The arrivals of Erling Haaland and Julian Alvarez are likely to reduce his playing time at City.

Arsenal are one of a number of clubs interested in Jesus, who is believed to be valued by City at £50m.

The 25-year-old scored 13 goals last season and contributed 12 assists from 28 starts in all competitions.

He arrived at the club from Brazilian side Palmeiras in 2016 and has gone on to net 95 times in 236 appearances.

The Gunners' most pressing need for next season is in attack. When your leading marksman has the same number of goals as bottom-placed Norwich, you know there is a problem.

The issue is not in creating chances, the problem is in taking them. Arsenal ranked fourth for shots, shots on target and expected goals (xG) this season, but ranked 11th for shot conversion.

This disparity places Arteta's side 15th for xG differential, which measures the difference between goals and xG. A low xG differential suggests you are missing high-quality chances - only Brighton, Leeds and the three relegated teams had a lower xG differential than Arsenal.

The main culprit in this regard is Alexandre Lacazette, who scored just two non-penalty goals from 46 shots and a xG return of 6.84. Only Brentford's Bryan Mbuemo underperformed his xG by a bigger margin this season.

Arsenal are close to agreeing a deal to sign Porto midfielder Fabio Vieira for a fee which could be worth £35m including add-ons.

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The deal should be complete once he passes a medical and