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By Michael Pavitt For Mailonline

Published: 09:31 GMT, 27 January 2023 | Updated: 09:36 GMT, 27 January 2023

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Aaron Ramsdale has revealed he was aware Arsenal were going to complete the signing of Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City last summer, but was shocked when Oleksandr Zinchenko followed the Brazilian to North London.

The Arsenal goalkeeper was asked on the The Fellas podcast whether players were aware of incoming transfers to the club.

Ramsdale offered the comparison of Jesus and Zinchenko's moves from Manchester City, with the England international admitting sometimes players had knowledge of moves, but on other occasions were in the dark.

Aaron Ramsdale admitted to being shocked by Oleksandr Zinchenko's move to Arsenal

The public nature of the club's pursuit of Jesus and an awareness of the type of player that manager Mikel Arteta was looking to recruitment had convinced him the Brazilian was joining.

Jesus signed at the start of July with his £45million move addressing Arsenal's need for