Barcelona are set to sign Gabriel Jesus from Arsenal, talkSPORT understands.It comes after Mikel Arteta revealed the striker had been training separately from the Gunners’ first-team squad.Jesus has been with Arsenal since 2022GettytalkSPORT understands the two clubs have agreed a transfer fee in the region of £8.5m.It’s understood Jesus would pen a two-year deal with the LaLiga champions with the option of a further year, with a medical taking place on Monday if talks progress well.talkSPORT reported earlier this week that Napoli were among the clubs interested in Jesus, whose Arsenal contract expires next summer.The 29-year-old has fallen well down the pecking order in North London, with Kai Havertz and Viktor Gyokeres both head of him in the centre-forward hierarchy.Jesus joined Arsenal from Manchester City in 2022 and has scored 32 goals in 123 games for Mikel Arteta’s side.But he’s seen his playing time dwindle across the last two seasons, making only 14 appearances in last term’s Premier League title-winning campaign.Barca’s approach for Jesus comes as they were met with resistance by Atletico Madrid in their pursuit of Julian Alvarez.Arsenal themselves had held talks about signing Alvarez, but the Argentina striker is said to have told Arteta he didn’t want to move to the Emirates Stadium.Speaking earlier in the week about potential transfer activity before the end of the window, Arteta explained how he approaches the difficult conversation of telling players they are surplus to requirements.“We try to be as clear and transparent as possible and deliver the message as it is,” he explained. “They know from our place that the message is coming. If one day I have to give a message that is not that good, the proportion is quite good. I expect that they value that like the things they have done for the club. If the messages are 499 good to one not so good, certainly that one will bear so little in the way I feel about a player.”Arteta was also asked how Arsenal’s current strikers might respond to the club potentially adding another player in that position.“It’s very simple: whatever they are reading, come and knock on my door if they have a question and I will tell them if it’s true or not,” he said. “In any position, if you catalogued all the players linked with us in the last three months and put them on the wall, I think we’d need a whole building to put them on. They know there is a lot of speculation with players and if they feel in any doubt of what we think of them when we come to recruit a player, I tell them straight away.”Arteta was speaking ahead of Arsenal’s Premier League trip to Aston Villa on Monday night, live on talkSPORT.Ezri Konsa could make his Gunners debut against the club he joined them from last week, with Arteta confirming the England defender is available to play.He also revealed Bruno Guimaraes could be fit to feature after missing Arsenal’s Premier League opener against Coventry.“We’ve just managed the last few days with him,” Arteta told reporters. “He’s out on the pitch, he’s been doing training sessions, but we need to manage his load to get to Monday in the best possible condition to be able to get selected.”This is a developing story and is being updated.For the latest updates, breaking news alerts, and comprehensive analysis, refresh this page or follow our real-time news coverage by watching and listening to talkSPORT live.For broader context, explore related coverage on our homepage for the top trending stories. For the latest talkSPORT videos, download the app.talkSPORT cares about getting it right, not just getting it first and because this is a developing situation, details will change. We will be updating this page constantly with verified info, expert takes, and official statements.Stay tuned for further developments as this story continues to break.