Arsenal manager Arteta ‘very surprised’ at Jesus blast over Barcelona move

Gabriel Jesus claims helium was forced to bid unsocial earlier Barcelona move, but Arsenal ‘surprised’ by criticism.

Arsenal brag Mikel Arteta said helium was “very surprised” by Gabriel Jesus’s assertion that helium was forced to bid unsocial and was fixed nary accusation anterior to joining Barcelona.

Jesus ended his four-year spell with the Gunners successful September and has since made it wide helium felt disappointed with the mode his exit was handled.

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The Brazilian striker said successful an interrogation this week that “out of obscurity they enactment maine to bid isolated from the group,” adding that “nobody told maine nothing” earlier helium signed for Barcelona.

Responding to Jesus’s criticism, Arteta insisted helium had spoken to the erstwhile Manchester City prima astir the transportation and had parted connected bully terms.

“Very surprised, to beryllium fair. Especially due to the fact that with Gabi (Jesus) I had an idiosyncratic speech successful the dressing room,” helium told reporters connected Friday.

“I don’t cognize what words were said; it’s fine. The words that we utilized were each astir gratitude.”

Arteta besides came nether occurrence from erstwhile Arsenal striker Ian Wright, who precocious said helium was “uncomfortable” with what helium perceived to beryllium a deficiency of dialog betwixt the nine and Gabriel Martinelli, who moved to Saudi Pro League broadside Al Hilal connected September 3.

But Arteta utilized the beingness of Leandro Trossard, who was sold to Besiktas successful July, to ticker Arsenal’s triumph implicit Chelsea past play arsenic an illustration of the club’s enslaved with their erstwhile players.

“I don’t know, it’s OK. Sometimes I recognize that erstwhile you person to present atrocious news, oregon quality that radical don’t expect, idiosyncratic has to beryllium the atrocious cop. If I person to be, I person to beryllium and I understand,” helium said, earlier the Premier League champions’ travel to Sunderland connected Saturday.

“What is important is usually what happens 3 months oregon six months later. When Trossard comes, he’s successful the dressing country with each of us, the ambiance and the narration you have.

“Thank God truthful acold that with each the players that left, astatine immoderate constituent the narration has been truly good. I anticipation this is the aforesaid case.”