MADRID: Spanish champions Barcelona have signed Brazilian forward Gabriel Jesus from Arsenal on a three-year contract for £8.6m.

Jesus is Barcelona’s sixth ​signing of the transfer window following the arrivals ​of Anthony Gordon, Karim Adeyemi, Rodri, Joao Cancelo ⁠and goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic.

The signing comes amid speculation ​over Barcelona’s interest in Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez, opens new tab, ​with Atletico unwilling to sell the Argentine international to their domestic rivals.

Jesus leaves Arsenal after four seasons in north London, having ​joined from Manchester City in 2022. He made ​123 appearances in all competitions for the London club, scoring ‌32 ⁠goals, and appeared 27 times during their Premier League title-winning campaign last season.

However, he had slipped down the pecking order at the club, with Kai Havertz ​and Viktor Gyokeres ​preferred in ⁠attack.

Before moving to Arsenal, Jesus won four Premier League titles during a six-year ​spell at Manchester City, where he ​scored 95 ⁠goals in 236 appearances across all competitions.

Jesus made more than 200 Premier League appearances and scored over ⁠70 ​league goals.

Arsenal also announced the departure ​of midfielder Fabio Vieira, who has joined German club Hamburg.

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