19-year-old Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus gave the first details about his move to Premier League club Manchester City.
At a farewell press conference on Wednesday, the player talked about his plans for England. Gabriel"s friends from Jardim Peri will not be forgotten. One of the difficulties that Gabriel Jesus will encounter will be the cold in England. The attacker spoke about the climate he will face in Manchester, and said he will need a ‘new closet" to face the low temperatures. Gabriel Jesus said: “If I could, I would take everyone who has been with me since my growth. I"m very connected to my neighborhood. Every time I have a day off, I go there, I"m at home. If I could, I would take the entire Peri Garden neighborhood to form a Jardim Peri in Manchester. It"s a place where I have peace, where I like to be.
“Since it does not work, I"m going with my mother, brother and two friends who have been with me since the time they were growing up, they played with me, they"re with me every day, when I"m not traveling. It"s an opportunity for them to study, grow and learn a lot there."
“I was not thinking about anything [when seeing Manchester City"s game in the Etihad stadium] because it was very cold, I"m going to buy new clothes from there, and throw my clothes off."
Gabriel also spoke about the beginning of his relationship with Pep Guardiola and already praised all the work done by the Spanish coach. He said: “It"s a good thing I have two Brazilians, Argentines and Spaniards, and that"s going to help a lot too. I"m very happy with the manager"s effort to assure that I adapt myself as quickly as possible so I can show my football and keep playing. Now I"m going there, I"ll enjoy it, rest, and after the moment I start wearing the shirt, show my best. He is a great person and a coach, what matters most is the character of the person. First contact was very good, I liked it, he liked Brazilians, passed on the planning from the first time he called me, even before closing a deal. My first conversation was very good. Fun guy, I hope to learn a lot from him."
Gabriel Jesus also revealed the desire to wear the number 33 shirt at Manchester City, the same number used since he arrived at the professional team of Palmeiras. He said: “I had told them it"s hard without the 33 [laughs]. I want this number because I used it since I was promoted at Palmeiras."
19-year-old Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus gave the first details about his move to Premier League club Manchester City.
At a farewell press conference on Wednesday, the player talked about his plans for England. Gabriel"s friends from Jardim Peri will not be forgotten. One of the difficulties that Gabriel Jesus will encounter will be the cold in England. The attacker spoke about the climate he will face in Manchester, and said he will need a ‘new closet" to face the low temperatures. Gabriel Jesus said: “If I could, I would take everyone who has been with me since my growth. I"m very connected to my neighborhood. Every time I have a day off, I go there, I"m at home. If I could, I would take the entire Peri Garden neighborhood to form a Jardim Peri in Manchester. It"s a place where I have peace, where I like to be.
“Since it does not work, I"m going with my mother, brother and two friends who have been with me since the time they were growing up, they played with me, they"re with me every day, when I"m not traveling. It"s an opportunity for them to study, grow and learn a lot there."
“I was not thinking about anything [when seeing Manchester City"s game in the Etihad stadium] because it was very cold, I"m going to buy new clothes from there, and throw my clothes off."
Gabriel also spoke about the beginning of his relationship with Pep Guardiola and already praised all the work done by the Spanish coach. He said: “It"s a good thing I have two Brazilians, Argentines and Spaniards, and that"s going to help a lot too. I"m very happy with the manager"s effort to assure that I adapt myself as quickly as possible so I can show my football and keep playing. Now I"m going there, I"ll enjoy it, rest, and after the moment I start wearing the shirt, show my best. He is a great person and a coach, what matters most is the character of the person. First contact was very good, I liked it, he liked Brazilians, passed on the planning from the first time he called me, even before closing a deal. My first conversation was very good. Fun guy, I hope to learn a lot from him."
Gabriel Jesus also revealed the desire to wear the number 33 shirt at Manchester City, the same number used since he arrived at the professional team of Palmeiras. He said: “I had told them it"s hard without the 33 [laughs]. I want this number because I used it since I was promoted at Palmeiras."
