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 20:02, UK
Gabriel Jesus said he has fulfilled a "dream" after completing his 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 of interest from Napoli.
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He 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.
Jesus delights at 'dream' move
Speaking at his Barcelona unveiling, Jesus expressed his delight at the move having been training separately from his team-mates at Arsenal due to the uncertainty surrounding his future.
"I have strong faith in God and I knew that if I did things well, anything could happen," he said.
"I have always been a guy who respects everyone so I thought things would turn out well. I was working very hard at Arsenal, separately from the other players of course.
"I kept giving my best because I knew a good thing would happen, and now it's happened. A week ago, I received the message that it could happen. When I started to think it was a real possibility, it made me very excited and made me want to be here a lot."
Jesus confirmed he spoke to countryman Raphinha and former Manchester City team-mates Joao Cancelo, Rodri and Eric Garcia when finalising the move.
"They only had good things to say about Barcelona, the dressing room, the players, the staff, the coaching," he added.
"I have the opportunity now to be here at Barca now. I had the opportunity 10 years ago, but life took me in a different direction. But now, I can be here. It's a dream for me."
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
