Overview

• Jesus tore his ACL in January and has yet to resume full training, with medical staff projecting a return to fitness around October.
• Arsenal’s marquee summer signing of Viktor Gyökeres has reshaped their attacking depth and reduced Jesus’s prospects for first-team minutes.
• Clubs in Brazil including Palmeiras and Flamengo have publicly dismissed any interest in a summer bid due to his ongoing rehabilitation.
• The club’s £200 million summer outlay combined with Jesus’s £265,000 weekly wage makes a sale before January financially impractical.
• After failing to attract formal offers in the current window, attention now turns to the winter window when Jesus will be closer to full fitness.