GABRIEL JESUS has revealed he is desperate for a new contract at Arsenal.
A £45million arrival from , he has yet to win a trophy at the Emirates and his contract runs out at the end of the season.
Gabriel Jesus has opened up on his plans for the future as his Arsenal deal runs downCredit: Getty
, preparing for in the , returned to action last month after 11 months out with an ACL injury.
He said: “My first target is to be healthy. This is my fourth season at and I have played one-and-a-half, two seasons and then the rest with injuries.
“It never happened to me before, but it happens here. I don’t know why. My first target is to be healthy from now till the end of the season.
“My wish is to stay at Arsenal. Obviously, if you ask me, I want to extend my contract. I want to stay.
“I want to win trophies with Arsenal because I come here with a purpose and that’s it.
“Unfortunately, the last three seasons at Arsenal, we finished in second. But we are in good shape, we are happy that we are in the position that we are generally winning games even though we have drawn the last two.
“We are talking about the Premier League – it’s hard. Have you seen the last round of results? Every single team that is up there lost points. So it’s the Premier League and this happens.
“The times I was at City and I won there, the only time we did not drop a lot of points was when we got over 100. I tell the players this.”
Jesus could replace an out of form Viktor Gyokeres at the tip of Arsenal’s attackCredit: Alamy
Jesus has barely had a chance to shine this season
So what about ? After scoring against , he once again struggled in Saturday’s 0-0 draw at and surely, Jesus, 28, will start at the San Siro.
Jesus said: “Vik is an amazing guy, you know. Unfortunately, when he came, I wasn’t there because I was injured and I was doing my rehab in with my family.
“I had a newborn there and stuff but since I came back, you know, we have good relations. We talk about , obviously.
“We are virtually the same age. And then, obviously, I have played here in the Premier League longer than him.
“I have given him my opinion, about goals, about stuff. He knows he’s a top striker, he scored a lot of goals at his previous club. I’m sure that he’s going to find a way to do the same for us because this is good for us.
“I’m so happy that I am back. I had the toughest injury in my life, 11 months. And then just to come back the way I came back, I’m so glad.
“And then, obviously, I have been in the position that Vik is now. And it’s not easy. But I’m sure that everyone here, not only the coaches and staff, the players as well, are going to support him and give him the belief that he’s here to help us.
“I think in a club like Arsenal, big like this, there is no guaranteeing a spot to anyone. So we’re all here to help Arsenal to try to win games and at the end of the season win trophies.”
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