FOOTBALL: Real Madrid are set to enter new transfer talks with Arsenal star Gabriel Jesus

Real Madrid are report­ed­ly look­ing to sign Arse­nal star Gabriel Jesus next summer.

The Brazil­ian had a poten­tial move to the Span­ish giants this sum­mer, but has since aban­doned the move.

Madrid have report­ed­ly turned down the trans­fer on the grounds of “prob­lems with Yes’s passport”.

Still, Car­lo Ancelot­ti’s favorite play­er remains.

Accord­ing to Goal, Jesus is on the list of five play­ers cre­at­ed by the Italian.

Ancelot­ti sees him as the per­fect back­up and poten­tial suc­ces­sor to Bal­lon d’Or win­ner Karim Benzema.

The 25-year-old Jesus has helped Arse­nal to a great start to the season.

The for­mer Man­ches­ter City play­er has five goals and four assists in 11 Pre­mier­ship appearances.

Arse­nal are in sec­ond place and could over­take City in the lead with a win over Not­ting­ham For­est this afternoon.

Madrid’s squad also includes Alfon­so Davies, Endric, Enzo Fer­nán­dez and Piero Hincapie.

Ear­li­er this month, Jesus told BT Sport that he already feels a bond with Arse­nal fans.

The first few days he signed here, he went to a Brazil­ian restaurant.

“When I was wait­ing out­side in the car, a lot of Arse­nal fans came to pick me up.”

“At Man­ches­ter City, of course it’s dif­fer­ent. City have had a big impact over the last 10, 15 years. Before, Arse­nal had it. No, this is it.

You can feel the “wel­come” feel­ing when you come and talk. I will always sup­port you. That’s right.