Jesus set for Arsenal, Ronaldo's agent meets Boehly & Platini v Blatter trial
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🗓️ 27 June 2022
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Ian Irving & The Athletic's Adam Crafton discuss stories including Arsenal agreeing terms with Manchester City to sign Gabriel Jesus. They are joined by Correspondent James McNicholas to explain what the deal means and our Investigations Writer Joey D'Urso on his piece that looks at the impact & fallout of Arsenal's Visit Rwanda sponsorship.
Dom Fifield talks about the news that Petr Cech has left his role as Chelsea technical advisor and reports that owner Todd Boehly met with super agent Jorge Mendes with Cristiano Ronaldo’s future on the agenda - amongst other things of course.
Then Matt Slater will be with us to tell us what he learned from his trip to Switzerland to watch the two men who used to run football stand trial.
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| 0:00.0 | The Athletic |
| 0:02.7 | Welcome to the Athletic. |
| 0:13.4 | Welcome to the Athletic Football podcast. |
| 0:15.4 | I'm Ian Irving. |
| 0:16.5 | Adam Crafton is alongside us to discuss stories, including Arsenal-green terms, |
| 0:23.1 | with Manchester City to sign Gabrielle Jesus. |
| 0:37.3 | We'll also talk about the news that Petter Chek has left his role as Chelsea Technical Advisor and reports that owner Todd Bowley met with Super Agent George Mendez with Cristiano Ronaldo's future on the agenda, amongst other things, of course. |
| 0:41.4 | And then Matt Slater will be with us as well to tell us what he learned from his trip to Switzerland to watch the two men who used to run football stand trial. |
| 0:45.6 | Okay, let's start with Arsenal then, who have agreed personal terms with Manchester City forward |
| 0:49.7 | Gabriel Jesus on a five-year deal ahead of a proposed ÂŁ45 million move. |
| 0:55.4 | The Athletic reported on Friday evening that the clubs had reached an agreement for the transfer |
| 0:59.2 | and despite previous interest in the player from Tottenham and Chelsea, |
| 1:03.1 | Arsenal are now set to land their top striker target this window. |
| 1:07.0 | Let's get some insight now from our Arsenal correspondent, James McNicholas. |
| 1:10.8 | Forward point of Poitner, Gabrielle Seiz. So let's get some insight now from our Arsenal correspondent, James McNicholas. |
| 1:18.1 | Forward by deployment, Gabrielle Seizos, wins up with the last team in the season. |
| 1:22.2 | Arsenal's move for Gabriel Jesus moves ever closer. |
| 1:25.9 | Having agreed a fee with Manchester City on Friday for ÂŁ45 million. |
| 1:28.8 | Over the weekend, they have tied up personal terms with the player. He's expected to put pen to paper on a lucrative five-year deal that will |
| 1:34.0 | take him through to 2027. We're expecting him to travel to London in the coming days to undergo a |
| 1:40.7 | medical and sign the contract. And all being well, Gabrius will be an Arsenal player. |
| 1:47.4 | And that's quite a coup, really, for Mikhail Alteta |
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