Napoli rejects £51million bid from Arsenal for Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen
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Gabriel Jesus is set for a huge payday when he finalizes his move from Manchester City to Arsenal after both teams agreed to a £45m deal for the Brazilian forward.
The Gunners have identified Jesus as a top transfer target this summer and will come in to replace Alexandre Lacazette who left the North London team for Lyon after his contract expired.
According to The Sun, the 25-year-old forward is set to triple his wages when he finally arrives the Gunners and becomes Arsenal’s top earner after agreeing to a mega-deal worth around £13.7million-a-year.
Napoli rejects £51million bid from Arsenal for Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen
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Jesus whose present take-home package with Man City is £90k-a-week will now earn well above £250,000-a-week when he completes his move to the Emirates Stadium 90MIN reports.
The Brazilian forward will over current Arsenal’s top earner, Thomas Partey by a mile as the Ghanaian midfielder presently earns £200,000 a week with the Gunners.
Meanwhile, Mikel Arteta is done yet in the transfer market as the Arsenal manager is already considering making a move for Lens midfielder Seko Fofana Caught Offside reports.
The Ligue 1 star is also being monitored by fellow Premier League side Newcastle while PSG are also interested in signing the 27-year-old.
Fofana will cost the Gunners around £25m if they are to seal the deal for the midfielder who made 38 league appearances for Nice, contributing eight goals from midfield.
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FootballEarlier, Sports Brief reported Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey is reportedly Arsenal's highest-earning player at the Emirates.
The former Atletico Madrid ace joined the Gunners on transfer deadline day in the summer of 2020 after meeting his £45m release clause.
It has now emerged that the 29-year-old is now the best-paid player at the club, with the Black Stars midfielder pocketing an eyewatering £200,000 per week.