Ferdinand rates Arsenal pursuit of Manchester City star Jesus

Rio Ferdinand thinks Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus would be a good signing for Arsenal this summer.

The Athletic journalist David Ornstein brought us a report on Friday that claimed the Gunners are favourites to sign Jesus in the summer transfer window.

Arsenal technical director Edu has apparently been in talks with the Brazilian’s representatives for months but no talks have taken place between the two clubs yet.

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Jesus scored four goals at the weekend in Man City’s 5-1 demolition of Watford to take his tally to 93 goals in 230 appearances for the Citizens since joining from Palmeiras in 2017.

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And Ferdinand thinks Jesus would score enough goals if he got a consistent run in the side at Arsenal while he reckons his team-mates appreciate how hard he works for the team.

“You speak to players about him, they appreciate him because he puts a good workload in, he has got quality,” Ferdinand said on his Vibe with Five YouTube channel.

“I think if he plays consistently in a team like Arsenal, I think he gets you goals.

“By the way, [Eddie] Nketiah at the weekend [against Manchester United] I thought was brilliant. Held up the ball well, brought others into the game.”

Speaking after City’s win over Watford, Jesus was coy over the transfer speculation and said he wanted to concentrate on the remainder of the season at the Etihad.

“Not time to think about this,” said Jesus. “You expect