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Top 10 Fascinating facts about Gabriel Jesus

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Gabriel Fernando de Jesus is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League Club Arsenal and the Brazil national team.

In the year 2016 Gabriel won the Bola de Ouro helping Palmeiras win their first national league title in 22 years.

Furthermore, in 2017 he signed with the English club Manchester club in a transfer worth 27 million euros and won four Premiere league titles, the FA Cup, and three EFL cups.

However, in July 2022 he joined Arsenal in a deal worth 45 million euros. Here are the top 10 fascinating facts about Gabriel Jesus.

1. English club Manchester City paid a Reported Fee of 27 Million Euros to 33 Million Euros plus Add-ons when purchasing Gabriel Jesus

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In January 2017 Gabriel signed a contract with English club Manchester City and the contract was to go until the summer of 2021.

Manchester City paid a reported fee of 27 million euros to 33 million euros plus an add-on when purchasing him.

The transfer was fully completed on 19^th January 2017. Furthermore, Gabriel has established himself as one of the leading strikers in the premier league in recent seasons under the club.

He scored 95 goals in 236 appearances in all competitions during his five seasons in Manchester.

2. Gabriel Jesus is street smart

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Like many from the region in Brazil Gabriel grew up educating himself about football on the streets. Still, once he was noticed by amateur club Anhanguera his career was kick-started.

However, he joined the youth setup at Brazilian giants Palmeiras in 2013.

3. He is a Hard Worker

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Gabriel鈥檚 determination to impress means that he works just as hard off the ball as on it.

However, Bruno Petri, his youth coach said: 鈥�He is a boy who is easy to speak with and work with and who is different from the others in training, always giving more than 100 percent鈥�.

4. Gabriel Jesus used to Play in Prison during his Early Age

He began his football journey in an unusual setting on the grounds of the north Sao Paulo military prison.

However, it was on the dirt pitches used by junior club Pequeninos do Meio Ambiente where Gabriel would begin his football journey.

He admitted he would leave home at 5 am to walk four miles to training in flip-flops because he couldn鈥檛 afford the bus fare. Interestingly he did this between the ages of eight to fourteen.

5. He was a bright Pupil at School

Even with his incredible commitment to being a professional footballer Gabriel also kept up with his studies.

More so his school reports labeled him as a bright pupil with an impeccable attendance record and passed his final exams with distinction.

Furthermore, his former head teacher has suggested that a career in the sciences particularly biology could have been a viable option had football not worked out.

6. He was Dubbed 鈥�the new Neymar鈥� by the Brazilian media

As a result, of his extraordinary goal-scoring exploits for Palmeiras鈥� youth teams, the Brazilian media were quick to build up a 16-year-old Gabriel who was swiftly labeled the 鈥�the new Neymar鈥� who was flying high at Barcelona at the time.

Furthermore, by the year 2016, they were teammates in Brazil鈥檚 Olympics squad and marked the occasion by getting matching tattoos depicting a boy overlooking a favela, dreaming of becoming a footballer

7. Gabriel Jesus is supported by his Mother before Every Match through Advice on how to Avoid being Offside and get More Shots on Target

Gabriel鈥檚 trademark phone celebration is a tribute to his mother Vera Lucia who calls her son before every match he plays.

As well as wishing him luck however she insists on checking that he has drank his usual banana and oat smoothie a family recipe famed for avoiding stomach cramps while on the pitch.

Interestingly post-match she is known to be his most prominent critic offering advice on how to avoid being offside and getting more shots on target.

8. His Mentor is Ronaldo

Gabriel鈥檚 speed dial is Brazilian legend Ronaldo who spotted his qualities as early as 2016 saying: 鈥�I see many similarities between us. He is young and is already very successful with a lot of responsibility. He is already delighting us with what he does.鈥�

Furthermore, these days the pair have struck up a friendship and Gabriel revealed this by saying: 鈥�We speak a lot and I know that if I ever have any doubts or questions I can ask. I鈥檓 very proud of that. He was the best player I ever saw.鈥�

9. Ballon d鈥橭r winner Ronaldinho believes that Gabriel Jesus would  One day Take Over Lionel Messi and Neymar

Former Ballon d鈥橭r winner Ronaldinho believes that his Brazilian compatriot Gabriel Jesus can go on to even greater things and he will eventually take over from the Barcelona stars Lionel Messi and Neymar. In addition, he also thinks that he is ready to compete in the Champions League despite his young years.

10. Gabriel Jesus has an Aggressive Attitude on the Pitch

Gabriel has that one trait that is not generally associated with players of Brazilian descent which is aggression. However, he has often been called out for being a fighter on the pitch and In fact, he has admitted to the fact that he likes being aggressive when he鈥檚 going forward and he is not afraid of tough tacklers at all. Furthermore, Gabriel has been called a fiery character by several commentators. So much so that in his last year at the Brasilerao, only two players received more yellow cards than his 11 bookings. In a league that is very physical, these traits will certainly help Gabriel in becoming a more prolific player.