The 22-year-old came in for the injured Martin Odegaard at the Brentford Community Stadium, and his long-range effort early in the second half capped off an utterly dominant display from Mikel Arteta’s side.
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The fee for the 25-year-old is understood to be £45m and he moves to the Emirates after undergoing medical and agreeing to personal terms. Jesus will wear the No 9 shirt recently vacated by Alexandre Lacazette, who left for Lyon on a free transfer.
The 22-year-old Portuguese midfielder is the Premier League club’s first major signing of the summer transfer window
The Nigerian, who recently debuted for the Super Eagles, put in a good shift to help the Portuguese side to their first win in the group phase of the Champions League.