Arsenal Set to Offload Gabriel Jesus for £5 Million as Premier League Champions Plan Summer Squad Overhaul

Arsenal are reportedly prepared to sell Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus for as little as £5 million this summer, representing a dramatic reduction from the £45 million the north London club spent to sign him from Manchester City in 2022.

According to Metro UK, Jesus is among at least two senior players expected to depart the Emirates Stadium ahead of the 2026/27 season. The 29-year-old has struggled to hold down a regular starting role in recent campaigns, managing just six Premier League goals across the last two seasons — a return that has fallen well short of expectations for a player of his calibre and cost.

Despite those underwhelming output figures, Jesus did contribute a goal in Arsenal’s final-day Premier League victory over Crystal Palace, a result that formed part of the club’s long-awaited league title triumph under Mikel Arteta. His next — and potentially final — appearance in an Arsenal shirt could come in the UEFA Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain in Budapest.

Speaking to ESPN Brasil ahead of that fixture, Jesus offered candid remarks that appeared to signal his awareness of an impending exit. “There’s a lot of talk [about the future], and I’m being very honest,” he said. “It’s not easy for a player who is always looking to improve…”

A key driver behind Arsenal’s decision to sell at such a reduced valuation is the club’s desire to remove Jesus’s significant wages from their books. With the player’s market value having depreciated sharply due to his injury record and limited playing time, the Gunners appear willing to accept a substantial financial loss in order to facilitate the move.

Gabriel Martinelli has also been identified as another senior player likely to leave the club this summer, according to reports. The two potential departures form part of a wider restructuring plan at Arsenal, with the club targeting three new signings. Julian Alvarez, Morgan Rogers, and Eli Junior Kroupi have all been named among Arteta’s top recruitment targets as the champions look to strengthen their squad for a title defence.

Jesus’s trajectory since his January 2022 arrival from City has been largely defined by physical setbacks. Multiple injury spells have disrupted his development at the club and limited his ability to build the consistency required to cement a starting position in Arteta’s system. At 29, and with his contract situation under scrutiny, a summer departure appears increasingly likely.

Arsenal’s willingness to accept a fee as low as £5 million underscores the extent to which the club are prioritising squad renewal over recouping their original investment. Should the Champions League final against PSG in Budapest prove to be Jesus’s farewell, it would mark the end of a stint at the Emirates that promised far more than it ultimately delivered.