Arteta's exile playbook: Jesus joins list of frozen-out Gunners

Gabriel Jesus says he was pulled from group training before his Arsenal exit — a pattern Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang knows well.

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What happened. Gabriel Jesus said Mikel Arteta moved him to train away from the Arsenal group before his deadline-day exit, describing the change as coming 'from nothing'. The Brazilian's account echoes Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's earlier experience of Arteta's hardline approach.

• Jesus left Arsenal for Barcelona on deadline day in a reported £8.57m deal
• Arteta publicly praised Jesus's impact during his four years in north London
• Aubameyang felt the same ruthlessness long before Jesus's exit

“Then, from nothing, they put me to train away from the group.”

— Gabriel Jesus

The comments add to the picture of Arteta's willingness to isolate players who fall out of his plans.

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