Players That Can Replace Jesus—Mikel Arteta Reveals

Arsenal football club may be living in dire moments with the injury to one of its key players in Gabriel Jesus, but if the Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta has anything going for him, it is his confident that certain players can step up to replace Jesus when needed.

The members of Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal team who will step in to replace the injured Gabriel Jesus is what many premier league fans as well as Arsenal fan base are eager to see, with the Brazilian picking up a lengthy injury at the Qatar world cup.

Arsenal will be looking to bolster its roster, and the January transfer window is considered as a prime time to do it.

But Mikel Arteta suggested that Gabriel Martinelli might be switched to the center forward position to replace Gabriel Jesus at his press conference prior to their Boxing Day matchup with West Ham United.

Smith Rowe, a midfielder, is another choice that he mentioned as a potential replacement for Jesus.

“It’s impossible to replace him [Jesus]. But we have other players, other alternatives.

“We have other alternatives in that we can play Martinelli up front as well.

“We are currently a little bit short in terms of upfront positions but getting Emile [Smith Rowe] back is going to be a big one.”