Arsenal forward Gabriel Jesus has been pictured in full training ahead of Thursday’s game against Sporting Lisbon.
The Brazilian international has been sidelined with a knee injury since the World Cup but he is now closing in on his first-team comeback.
Considering Jesus’s importance to the team, it is not surprising to see so many fans on Twitter getting excited about his return to fitness:
Finally The King is Back 🔥🔥🔥
— 👑 ☘️ (@iammogul007) March 8, 2023
Damn so happy to see this guy back in full training
— jay⚡️ (@10klzz) March 8, 2023
Jesus is coming… The second coming 💪❤️🤍❤️
— Aibo Zonny (@AiboSony1) March 8, 2023
please let them take it easy on him on the training ground
— DON FR (@LinoUyi) March 8, 2023
Good to see him back
— Dave (@Dave_Winters_) March 8, 2023
This scares me put the man in bubble wrap.
— Gooner Blake (@Blake_Gooner) March 8, 2023
— Jerry Batman (@TheComishner) March 8, 2023
Les’t go arsenal 😤❤️🤍
— Alexander Arnold 🏴 (@AlexssandroPin5) March 8, 2023
Manager Mikel Arteta has warned that it will take some time before Jesus is 100% fit. The 25-year-old has not played a minute of football for the best part of three months.
The last thing that they need is for the striker to suffer a recurrence of the injury, especially with the likes of Eddie Nketiah and Leandro Trossard also being sidelined.
While Jesus is likely to get minutes off the bench in upcoming fixtures, the Gunners will be mindful of not putting him back into the fray too quickly.
