JAKARTA - Gabriel Jesus looks sharp in training as he approaches back on the pitch after a long absence.
Jesus has not played since January 2025 due to an ACL injury, but he was able to return when Arsenal faced Club Brugge in the Champions League on Thursday, December 11, 2025, early morning WIB.
Former Arsenal player Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who trained with his former club to maintain fitness while looking for a new club, said he was impressed by the Brazilian's performance in closed training.
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"He's an amazing player. I've played against him many times, but saw how he trained, the way he worked, how sharp the finish was. He was really impressive," Oxlade-Chamberlain told The Athletic.
On Tuesday, December 9, 2025, local time, Arsenal confirmed that Jesus had been added to the Champions League squad.
The move reinforces Mikel Arteta's options up front. Mikel Merino has started in the last six games as a striker, while the player who was brought in in the summer, Viktor Gyokeres, recently returned to the bench after recovering from a hamstring injury. Finally, Kai Havertz is still absent.
Jesus replaces 15-year-old Max Dowman among Arsenal players registered in the Champions League.
This is a blow to the young player, who looks set to be out for at least two months given UEFA regulations only allow field players to be replaced in the squad if the player will be out for at least 60 days.
Dowman has impressed this season, becoming the youngest player in Champions League history to play against Slavia Prague at the age of 15 and 308 days.
"When I saw it for the first time, I thought, let's see what all this is talking about. In fact, the training session didn't allow us to do much."
"However, from the start, you could know he was a real player, from the way he controlled the ball and the way he moved."
"From what I've seen, he has a very good character, mature in the way he behaves," Oxlade-Chamberlain said of his training experience with Dowman.
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