Brazilian legend Rivaldo has urged some of his countrymen, including Arsenal’s Gabriel Jesus, to leave the Premier League.
The Gunners signed Jesus to be their main striker, but he has struggled with injuries and a lack of goals.
Jesus is now behind Kai Havertz in the pecking order, as the German scores more goals and delivers the performances Mikel Arteta wants from his frontman.
This situation has made it difficult for Jesus to secure his place in the team, and he has also lost his spot in the Brazilian national team.
Returning to the national team will be challenging for Jesus, as well as for players like Casemiro and Antony. Rivaldo has suggested that these players leave their Premier League clubs to revive their careers and improve their chances with the national team.
He said, as quoted by Football365:
“The same goes for Gabriel Jesus. He has lost his place in the Arsenal starting line-up and spends too much time on the bench.
“He has already been to the World Cup, but there are other players in the same position standing out, scoring goals, and Jesus needs more minutes.
“Without much opportunity to play, it is time for him to think about leaving the club to be able to return to the Brazilian national team.”
Just Arsenal Opinion
Havertz deserves to play ahead of Jesus, and the German has enjoyed Mikel Arteta’s preference so far.
Jesus knows that if he wants to return to the team, he has to start scoring more goals; otherwise, he can ask to leave.
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The criticism towards jesus is way too harsh
He didn’t Start the season as he was recovering from an injury, then when he did start he was sluggish as he had missed pre season
When he did start playing well he got injured ( that game away against sevilla he was brilliant)
Then it’s been start and stop for him , where as havertz has gone from strength to strength. This summer jesus will have a knee op and is willing to miss the copa America because he wants to sort out his issues . With jesus even if we buy a striker he can be am option on the wing for saka .
Martinelli has had similar issues with injuries, he got back on form got injured, returned took a few games to get going then injured
Gabi gol like his compatriot Martinelli are having an off season, i see Gabi gol in particular bouncing back at the Pre season games, given he was not selected for this summer Copa America, which is a good news for all parties involved. unlike many on here, i’m behind Gabi to deliver the goods, once the new campaign kickstarts, hence why i don’t buy into the fantasy “new 30 goal a striker is a must” idea, as it’s simply not happening.