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Gabriel Jesus has named the \u2018best player\u2019 at Arsenal and no, it\u2019s not him, or him, or him, or him, or him, or him, or him\u2026<\/p>\n
Jesus<\/strong> is enjoying some down time from not playing for Arsenal having not been included in the latest Brazil squad for their international friendlies, or indeed any Brazil squad since November 2023.<\/p>\n There are widespread reports of an Arsenal exit for the 28-year-old, with a return to his homeland and former club Palmeiras mooted.<\/p>\n “I managed to follow (Palmeiras) a lot. That bond between me and Palmeiras was never broken,” Jesus told Globo Esporte.<\/p>\n \u201cWhenever I\u2019m in Brazil, I go there, especially when I\u2019ve had injuries and treated them there. Obviously, I have the dream of returning one day to play, not to end my career. I think about going back every day \u2013 my wife can back that up.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE: England doomed to more World Cup quarter-final woe as \u2018Arsenal star\u2019 warns of \u2018car crash\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n During another media opportunity during the international break, Jesus was asked who he believes is Arsenal\u2019s best player and skated over Declan Rice, David Raya, Bukayo Saka or any of their 427 centre-backs before landing on one of his compatriots.<\/p>\n Jesus told Romario TV: \u201cThere are a few, but I think I\u2019ll go with Martinelli. I first saw him, funny enough, during the 2019 Copa America preparation.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it was 2019, the national team always calls up young players from the youth teams to come and train with us, right? There was a good young left winger. I said, \u2018Wow, what a good kid\u2019.<\/p>\n \u201cThen at the start of the (first) season here, I saw Martinelli at Arsenal, and I said, \u2018Wow, I\u2019ve seen this kid before\u2019, and it was him. So, it was him.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve seen him play for Itauno since he was young.<\/p>\n \u201cSome of the things he does in daily routine, in training, are different. Because normally in the game, it\u2019s about what really decides this, but what you really want to see in a player is in training. The details, the little things.\u201d<\/p>\n Martinelli has been heavily linked with the Emirates exit<\/strong> of late having started just nine Premier League games this term and amid reports strengthening the left wing will be a Gunners priority this summer<\/p>\n And Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard believes Arsenal could indeed benefit from upgrading in that position.<\/p>\n \u201cI think Arsenal will potentially go for a player on the left,\u201d Gerrard told TNT Sports<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think Gabriel Martinelli has been as good as he was previously maybe and Leandro Trossard is a good player but that is an area they might look at in terms of how to get the team and squad better.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/div>\n