Kevin De Bruyne has said Gabriel Jesus will stay at Manchester City, with the 25-year-old striker set to leave the Etihad Stadium this summer. The Brazil international is said to be open to an exit and has a Premier League switch in sight.

football.london understand that Arsenal technical director Edu has held talks with representatives of Jesus in recent months. However, with no Champions League qualification, the Brazilian was hesitant to agree a deal at the Emirates Stadium.

As a result, the door has been left open for Chelsea to make a move, who would have joined the race after Romelu Lukaku’s disappointing return to Stamford Bridge. According The telegraph.

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Pep Guardiola’s side are believed to value their striker at £50m and Arsenal are ‘confident’ of completing a deal. But, BILD journalist Christian Falk has reported that Thomas Tuchel is excited about the prospect of working with Jesus and, with Champions League qualification as leverage, Chelsea have put themselves in a good position.

De Bruyne spoke about Jesus’ future at City and, in doing so, the former Blues midfielder told Todd Boehly exactly why he should shell out the funds to secure a deal. Speaking to the press on Tuesday afternoon, the Belgian heaped praise on his team-mate, who is linked with a summer outing.

Expressing his desire for Jesus to stay, De Bruyne explained why he wants to continue playing alongside the striker in the coming years. The 30-year-old said: “Since he came here I’ve had a good relationship with him, he plays with so much energy. I never doubted his quality.

“He is still so young, I hope he can play with me many times because he makes us better.”

The Boehly-led consortium, which struck a £4.25billion deal to buy the west London club last month, is set to ‘push for List A signings’ to mark a new era at Stamford Bridge, according to the MailOnline. And, with the new ownership group keen to bolster the Blues’ arsenal, The telegraph report that after factoring in player sales, Tuchel is set to have £200m to bolster his squad – one of which could be set aside for Jesus’ arrival.