9 things you might not know about Gabriel Jesus

Gabriel Jesus may be a new signing for the Gunners, but he’s not exactly an unknown quantity having been a Premier League regular for five years already.

We’re all aware of his ability and trophy-laden career so far, but there’s so much more to know about our latest recruit. So here are nine things you might not know about Arsenal’s new number nine:

He used to play in a prison

A young Jesus began his football journey in an unusual setting - the grounds of a north Sao Paulo military prison. It was on the dirt pitches used by junior club Pequeninos do Meio Ambiente where Jesus would begin his footballing journey, admitting he would leave home at 5am to walk four miles to training in flip-flops…