Gabriel Jesus explains Man City exit as supporters hail Raheem Sterling amid imminent exit

These are your Manchester City evening headlines for Thursday, July 7.

Gabriel Jesus has explained how Edu convinced him to leave Manchester City for Arsenal this summer.

The Brazilian had an impressive run at the Etihad since he joined the club in 2017. He scored 95 goals in 233 appearances for the Blues however his time in Manchester came to an end this summer after the arrivals of Erling Haaland and Julian Alvarez.

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Jesus made a £45m switch to the Emirates Stadium official earlier this week as he looked for a new challenge. The 25-year-old has now explained why he chose to make the move to North London this summer.

Read what he said here.

Raheem Sterling is on the verge of joining Chelsea, after the Manchester City winger agreed personal terms with the London club on Wednesday.

MEN Sport understands that the England star was convinced to join by Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel earlier this week, who was able to give him better assurances over playing time than Pep Guardiola was.

City and Chelsea are expected to soon agree on a fee, and as previously reported by MEN Sport Chelsea owner Todd Boehly has been negotiating privately over a price for Sterling with Txiki Begiristain and the City recruitment team for some weeks. The fee is likely to be in the region of £45m plus add-ons.

Read what fans said here.

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