Brazilian forward Gabriel Jesus has urged Arsenal to extend his contract, while opening up on his injury struggles at Emirates Stadium.
Gabriel is out of contract at Arsenal in 2027 but has been linked with a move out of the club following his recent injuries. The former Manchester City forward has been linked with Palmeiras but he wants to stay with Mikel Arteta’s team in a bid to win big trophies.
“This is my fourth season at Arsenal and unfortunately I played maybe one-and-a-half or two seasons, and then the rest with injuries,” he said.
“That never happened with me before, but happens here (at Arsenal), I don’t know why. My first target is to be healthy from now until the end of the season. And then obviously, like I said before, my wish is to stay at Arsenal. I have a contract as well. I want to extend my contract, I want to stay, I want to win trophies with Arsenal because I came here with a purpose and that’s it.”
Gabriel Jesus during the Premier League match between Nottingham Forest and Arsenal at City Ground on January 17, 2026. (Photo by David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
Jesus joined Arsenal from City in 2022 but has struggled with a host of injuries. He has missed more than 70 games through injury, the worst of which was an anterior cruciate ligament tear.
The Brazilian forward injury record saw Arsenal sign prolific Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyokeres last summer for an initial fee of £55 million ($74m).
However, despite losing the first team spot to Gyokeres, Jesus backed the Sweden international to find his scoring feet at Arsenal.
“Vik is an amazing player. He’s a striker who can score goals every time, at every minute,” he said. “I have been in the position that Vik is now, and that is not easy. But I’m sure that everyone here, not only the coach and staff, the players as well, are going to support him and give him the belief that he’s here to help us. He has helped already a lot. And every game he has helped with something (aside from) sometimes not scoring, but he helped with another movement or fighting to win the game.”
