“I spoke to him, and he promised to help us win champions league this season”: Gabriel Jesus is buzzing for Mikel Arteta’s £72m summer signing

  

Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus has revealed a very special request to play in the Champions League, which he has fulfilled with teammate Kai Havertz.

The duo played a famous duel in the 2021 final in Porto, when Jesus’ Manchester City narrowly lost to Premier League rivals Chelsea, and Havertz scored the only goal in Thomas Tuchel’s 1-0 victory. The former City player moved from Manchester to London the following season, while 24-year-old Havertz completed his move to the Emirates earlier this year.

After both scoring clinical goals in Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Brighton on Sunday at the Emirates, Mikel Arteta’s men will now take on Portugal’s FC Porto in the last 16, with the main task of ending a three-year wait for a major trophy this season.