In the early morning of May 10, Beijing time, Brazilian journalist Bruno Andrade revealed that Manchester City is willing to sell Jesus this summer, asking for no more than 60 million euros, and Arsenal intends to take over.
City are still outstanding in the 21/22 season, leading Liverpool by three points in the Premier League table, and it is very likely to achieve a feat of 4 crowns in 6 years. In the Champions League, Manchester City also reached the semi-finals, but unfortunately was magically reversed by Real Madrid and once again lost the Big Ears Cup.
The Champions League exit made Guardiola understand one thing, Manchester City is just a good centre-forward who is close to the top of the Champions League. So, City got Haaland as fast as they could, and they offered the Norwegian superstar a weekly salary of £375,000, tied for de Bruyne in the first place in the team.
As the saying goes, the new doesn't come and go, and with Haaland about to be in place, a reshuffle of City's forward line is inevitable, with both Jesus and Sterling being potential fire-selling targets, especially the former.
The 25-year-old Jesus performed modestly, making 39 appearances in all competitions, including 26 starts and contributing 13 goals and 11 assists, and Manchester City achieved a double-double for the second time in his career, including 8 goals and 8 assists in 26 Premier League games, and 4 goals and 1 assist in 8 Champions League games.
Since joining in January 2017, Jesus has made 233 appearances for Manchester City, contributing 95 goals and 46 direct assists, a total of 141 goals, which is satisfactory enough to be put into the average big team, but for Manchester City, who are aiming to attack the Champions League, it is almost interesting.
After 5 years, Jesus has not fulfilled Guardiola's expectations, and it is reasonable to be put on the shelves. According to Bruno Andrade, City expect to price Jesus at 60 million euros, and the bottom line is 50 million euros. At the moment, Arsenal are the team that most want to take over Jesus.
Usually, no team wants to sell players to competitors in the same league, such as Tottenham Hotspur, who will not let Kane go to Manchester City. But Arteta is no ordinary person, he was an assistant to Guardiola before he became Arsenal manager, the two have a common idea, and they have a good friendship in private, making the deal possible.
It is said that Manchester City is a super tycoon in European football, but they are still very rational in the transfer market. In January 2018, Manchester City bought Jack Harrison for $4 million and sold it to Leeds United for $12.8 million three years later, recovering €8 million.
In July 2019, City brought in Angelinho for $12 million, and two years later sold to RB Leipzig for $18 million, earning $6 million.
In the summer of 2020, Manchester City spent 30 million to sign Ferran Torres, and after 1 and a half years, it sold to Barca for 55 million, making a net profit of 25 million.
When City first brought in Jesus, the transfer fee was 32 million, if they could sell him for 50 million to 60 million euros, it would not only clear the way for Haaland, but also have at least 18 million in the income, why not?