We 'signed' Gabriel Jesus for Chelsea and he was brilliant under Thomas Tuchel

Chelsea are reportedly just one of the many clubs interested in signing Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus this summer.

Romelu Lukaku's underwhelming performances in the 2021/22 campaign and reported desire to return to Inter ahead of next season could see the Blues make a move for a striker in the summer transfer window. Jesus is expected to leave City after it was confirmed that Erling Haaland will move to the Etihad once the transfer window opens.

According to transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, Jesus is expected to join a Premier League club this summer with Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham all linked with the 25-year-old striker. Thomas Tuchel is set to be significantly backed by new owner Todd Boehly as the Blues head into a crucial transfer window, with Jesus rumoured to be one of the club's targets ahead of the 2022/23 campaign.

So, if Jesus was to make the move to Chelsea in the summer, what sort of impact could he have on Tuchel's side? Could the 25-year-old help the club challenge Manchester City and Liverpool for silverware?

We simulated the 2022/23 season with Jesus in the Chelsea squad and this is what happened.

To set up this simulation, we used the Football Manager 2022 editor to arrange for Jesus to join Tuchel's side at the start of the summer transfer window, using FM22 to run the simulation. This is what Jesus' in-game profile looks like on FM22.

Gabriel Jesus is a talented striker with impressive attributes across the board including his Dribbling (16), Technique (16), Work Rate (16), Off The Ball (16), Flair (16) Acceleration (16) and Agility (17). The Brazilian forward can play anywhere across the front three, cutting in from either wing or operating more centrally as a number nine. Jesus tends to come