Palmeiras Forward Gabriel Jesus Not Focusing on Impending Man City Move Until December
Posted Tuesday, September 06, 2016 by 90min.com
Gabriel Jesus says he will only focus on his impending move to Manchester City once the 2016 Brazilian league season ends in December.
The Palmeiras forward's quotes from a recent press conference in his homeland were ​transcribed by the Manchester Evening News on Monday.
​Jesus put pen to paper on a £27m move to Pep Guardiola's side during the summer transfer window.
Gabriel Jesus has been speaking about his #mcfc move https://t.co/nF6fTFXhbR pic.twitter.com/SQ07mGzEkU
— Manchester City News (@ManCityMEN) September 5, 2016
However, the 19-year-old opted to remain with his current side until the end of the season in South America, before making the switch across the Atlantic Ocean.
Jesus enjoyed a memorable senior international debut for the Brazilian national side - scoring twice and winning a penalty in a 3-0 victory over Ecuador last Thursday.
And he insisted that his priority was becoming a better player for club and country before rubber stamping his move to Manchester in three months' time.
Jesus said: "I'm focused on my objectives. I like to see the plays, successes and errors in order for me to correct them.
"Right now I don't want any contact with Manchester. I am happy being where I am right now, focused on the national team.
"All of this [success] comes from work. I've been working hard since I moved into the senior team. I want to learn more and more. Continuing to work will help me even more.
"I'm calm, as always. I was not the only one responsible for the victory, it was the whole team. Whoever scores the goal is made out to be the hero, but the whole team stood out tactically.
"The team (Brazil) helped me a lot. My head is even calmer for this game. We will try everything to repeat the performance and get the win."
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