Barcelona sign Gabriel Jesus from Arsenal for a reported $11.6m

Brazil’s Gabriel Jesus transfers from Premier League champions Arsenal to La Liga holders Barcelona on deadline day.Published On 1 Sep 20261 Sep 2026Barcelona signed Brazilian forward Gabriel Jesus from Arsenal on Tuesday on a deal until 2029, after they were unable to pry Julian Alvarez from Atletico Madrid.“Barcelona and Arsenal have reached a deal for the Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus,” said the Catalan club in a statement, with Spanish media reporting that they paid the Gunners about 10 million euros ($11.6m).Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Lionel Messi’s Argentina career in numbers: Records, goals, trophieslist 2 of 4Football power struggle caused FIFA World Cup plan fallout, says Kushnerlist 3 of 4‘You are eternal’: Football world pays tribute to Argentina’s Lionel Messilist 4 of 4Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi announces his retirementend of listJesus arrives to bolster an attack weakened by the departures of Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres earlier this summer.Spanish champions Barca pursued Alvarez through the summer, but Atletico refused to negotiate with the Catalan giants.“I’m not offended,” said Jesus when asked how he felt about being Barca’s p...