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Barcelona Sign Gabriel Jesus as Villa Add Mbaye, Harwood-Bellis
Barcelona have signed Gabriel Jesus from Arsenal.
He will play for Barcelona until June 30, 2029.
Jesus scored 32 goals and made 22 assists in 123 games for Arsenal.
Aston Villa also announced two new players.
Ibrahim Mbaye joined Villa from Paris Saint-Germain for GBP 47 million.
Taylor Harwood-Bellis moved from Southampton in a deal that could be worth GBP 29 million.
Mbaye is a Senegal international who has played in the Champions League.
Harwood-Bellis will wear the No.
4 shirt at Villa.
Barcelona completed the permanent signing of Gabriel Jesus from Arsenal until 30 June 2029.
Jesus scored 32 goals and provided 22 assists in 123 matches for Arsenal from 2022 onward.
Aston Villa signed Senegalese winger Ibrahim Mbaye from Paris Saint-Germain for GBP 47 million.
Villa also signed England centre-back Taylor Harwood-Bellis from Southampton in a deal potentially worth GBP 29 million.
Harwood-Bellis will wear Aston Villa’s No. 4 shirt after joining on transfer deadline day.
- Who
- Barcelona signed Gabriel Jesus, while Aston Villa signed Ibrahim Mbaye and Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
- What
- The clubs announced three permanent football transfers.
- Where
- Jesus moved from Arsenal to Barcelona; Mbaye moved from Paris Saint-Germain to Aston Villa; and Harwood-Bellis moved from Southampton to Aston Villa.
- When
- The transfers were announced as the transfer window neared its end, with Harwood-Bellis joining on deadline day.
- Why
- The clubs completed the moves before the transfer window closed; the articles do not state further reasons.
Key facts
- Gabriel Jesus destination
- Barcelona
- Jesus contract
- Until 30 June 2029
- Jesus Arsenal record
- 32 goals and 22 assists in 123 matches
- Ibrahim Mbaye fee
- GBP 47 million
- Taylor Harwood-Bellis potential fee
- GBP 29 million
- Harwood-Bellis shirt number
- No. 4 at Aston Villa
- Mbaye international record
- 15 caps for Senegal
Quotes
FC Barcelona
Spanish football club announcing Gabriel Jesus’s transfer from Arsenal
“Aston Villa is delighted to announce the signing of Ibrahim Mbaye from Paris Saint-Germain. The Senegal international, a bright and exciting young prospect who scored for his country at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, joins on a permanent transfer.”
thehansindia.com
“Arsenal and FC Barcelona reach an agreement for the striker to become a blaugrana until 30 June 2029”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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