Jorginho’s Mother Reduced to Tears After Spotting Midfielder’s Arsenal Shirt in the Dressing Room

• Jorginho's mother, Maria Tereza Freitas, paid the midfielder a visit at Arsenal earlier in the week
• Maria's trip to Arsenal came just weeks after her son joined the Premier League leaders
• Jorginho dumped Chelsea during the January transfer window to seal a move to the Emirates

A video of Jorginho's mother getting emotional after she spotted the midfielder's shirt in the Arsenal dressing room has emerged.

Jorginho sealed a sensational move to the Emirates during the January transfer window, swapping Chelsea for Arsenal.

According to Sportbible, Jorginho's mum, Maria Tereza Freitas, recently travelled to London from Brazil to visit her star son.

It was during the visit that she was given a trip around Arsenal, Jorginho's newest home, for weeks now.

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Maria could hardly control her emotions upon citing her son's No20 jersey, with a video from the heartwarming incident showing her break down in tears.

Apparently, Jorginho shares a close bond with his mother, who he credits for his incredible journey to stardom.

“She lives in Brazil, but we are still very, very close. We are in contact all the time, and she visits whenever she can to see me and the kids," Jorginho said in a recent interview with The Nation.

"She’s really looking forward to coming to watch me at the Emirates. She can’t wait, actually. I don’t know what game it will be yet, but it will be very soon for sure," he added.

Jorginho's football journey

Jorginho started his football journey at a tender age while growing up with his parents in the port of Imbituba, a coastal town in the southern parts of Brazil.

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He would later move to Italy, joining Hellas Verona's academy before finally making his first-team debut with the club.

Napoli snapped him up in 2014 and he went on to spend more than four years with them, making 133 appearances.

In 2018, he moved to the Premier League with Chelsea after Maurizio Sarri poached him from the Serie A.

After five years at Stamford Bridge, the 31-year-old swapped Chelsea for Arsenal, where he has made five appearances so far.

Jorginho busts Jesus

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Arsenal midfielder Jorginho was in hysterics recently after spotting his teammate Gabriel Jesus taking driving lessons.

Jesus appears to be making the most out of his recovery process after suffering an injury during the World Cup in Qatar.

The Brazilian has not featured for Arsenal since and is now making use of some of his free time by learning how to drive.