Gabriel Jesus: Arsenal forward completes Barcelona transfer in £8.6m deal on Deadline Day
Gabriel Jesus leaves Arsenal having scored 32 goals in 123 appearances for Arsenal since his £45m move from Manchester City in 2022; Jesus' move is not expected to impact Barcelona's desire to sign Julian Alvarez
Tuesday 1 September 2026 14:20, UK
Gabriel Jesus has completed a move to Barcelona from Arsenal.
The Brazilian moves to the Spotify Camp Nou in a deal worth £8.6m (€10m), where he has penned a deal until June 2029.
The Jesus deal may not end Barcelona's pursuit of Julian Alvarez. Sky Sports News has been told they are completely separate.
Jesus, who joined Arsenal from Manchester City in a £45m deal four years ago, had also been subject to interest from Napoli.
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He has scored 32 goals in 123 appearances for Arsenal, but managed just three Premier League starts last season.
The 29-year-old missed most of last year after picking up a knee injury in a January 2025 FA Cup tie against Manchester United.
Jesus has made 64 international appearances for Brazil but has not featured for the Selecao since November 2023.
Arsenal confirm Vieira sale
Arsenal also confirmed the sale of Fabio Vieira to Hamburg on Deadline Day. The deal for the midfielder is worth £7.7m.
The Gunners signed Vieira from Porto for up to £34m in June 2022.
Arsenal transfers
In
Bruno Guimaraes - Newcastle, £75m
Ezri Konsa - Aston Villa, £55m
Piero Hincapie - Bayer Leverkusen, £34.5m
Christos Tzolis - Club Brugge, £34m
Igor Tyjon - Blackburn, undisclosed
James Scanlon - Manchester United, undisclosed
Illan Meslier - Leeds, free
Out
Fabio Vieira - Porto, £7.7m
Jakub Kiwior - Porto, £19m
Leandro Trossard - Besiktas, £17m
Gabriel Jesus - Barcelona, £8.6m
Christian Norgaard - Everton, £7m
Kerl Hein - Werder Bremen, £2.6m
Josh Nichols - Kustosija, free
Samuel Chapman - Georgia Southern Eagles, free
Ismael Kabia - St Mirren, loan
Reiss Nelson - released
Harrison Dudziak - released
Sebastian Ferdinand - released
Cam'ron Ismail - released
Samuel Onyekachukwu - released
Alexei Rojas - released
William Sweet - released
