Gabriel Jesus, a striker for Arsenal, is working toward a comeback.
The Brazil international was seen in full training with his Gunners colleagues on Thursday morning, which was a great and somewhat unexpected relief considering he had missed the start of the new season due to a minor knee operation at the beginning of the month.
When asked about Jesus, Mikel Arteta replied, “Unfortunately he had a small procedure this morning. They had to go in because of the pain he was experiencing in his knee. He’ll be out for a few weeks. It’s a tremendous loss because we thought he was back to his best, especially after the way he performed against Barcelona, and we knew he was in terrific shape, but we lost him.
“We have to consider it and make a choice, and the best course of action is to safeguard the player and return him as soon as possible. We chose to proceed. It has to do with the surgery and the prior injuries he sustained. We had to address the knee irritation he was experiencing.
After that, Arteta provided an encouraging update about Jesus. The Spaniard reiterated that he did not anticipate the 26-year-old to be out of commission for an extended period before Arsenal’s Community Shield victory over Manchester City in a penalty shootout.
He is fine. He was feeling fine when this unexpected situation arose, so it’s evident that he’s disappointed in himself, the speaker remarked. “Unfortunately, we needed to perform a minor treatment there, and the quicker the better. That choice was made by us. He will undoubtedly return shortly and be in great shape.
With Jesus returning to full training with the senior squad ahead of this weekend’s clash against Fulham, naturally, the discussion amongst the Gunners’ fanbase is likely to center around whether the striker will be considered for selection, potentially making the 20-man matchday squad at the very least.
Alternatively, it’s possible that the Brazilian sits out of Saturday’s game and is kept out for Manchester United’s eight-day visit to the Emirates Stadium, which many analysts have referred to as Arsenal’s first major test of the season because they’ll be facing a team that also finished in the top four last year.
Even though Jesus’ absence was only temporary, it should be noted that Arteta has a history of being cautious when dealing with players who have recovered from injuries. As a result, he might wait until after the international break against Everton before unleashing the striker on the Premier League, especially since Tite has not called him up for Brazil’s World Cup qualifiers against Bolivia and Peru.