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Arsenal are expected to make wholesale changes in the summer transfer window. Perhaps this is wishful thinking, but it would be a lie to say this wasn't a long time coming.
Mikel Arteta's side went another season trophyless. Sure, they finished second in the Premier League and reached two semifinals, but who's going to remember that in many years to come? Nobody, this season was a complete failure from start to finish.
The first part of the summer rebuild starts when Mikel Arteta sits down to decide which players must leave the Emirates Stadium this summer. Some of those decisions have been made for him with contract expirations, but he must swallow some pride and get rid of some of his own signings.
Without a shadow of a doubt, Gabriel Jesus needs to be one of those players sold by Arsenal. I know that's not a popular opinion given the feel-good factor attached to his name from his first season, which, by the way, was another trophyless season.
Over the last few years, Arsenal has improved and the club is taken much more seriously nowadays. Gabriel Jesus being signed as a former Premier League champion really instilled confidence into the Arsenal squad and supporters, however, that confidence hasn't transcended in any memorable way.
Arsenal fans crushed by what overpaid Gabriel Jesus delivered all season
According to Capology, Gabriel Jesus earns £265,000 per week at Arsenal, making it £13,780,000 per year. Considering Gabriel Jesus scored just three Premier League goals this season, that works out at over £4,500,000 per league goal.
Even factoring in his four League Cup goals (snooze...), that's still just under £2,000,000 per goal. That's not a price Arsenal would pay if they knew what his return would be.
Context matters, of course, and the main reason why Gabriel Jesus hasn't scored much for Arsenal is that he's been missing through injury ever since January. So, it might seem harsh to critique his goal rate when bearing this in mind, but let's not ignore his injury history.
Jesus is constantly injured. It's hard to remember the last time he had a consistent runout of fitness and even when he's available, he's second fiddle at best. The fact of the matter is that Arsenal has moved on from him, but they're still paying an extortionate amount to have him either rotting away on the treatment table or on the bench. Neither benefits Arsenal.
It's decision time for Arteta.