wintime999 Premier League sides Fulham and Newcastle are in the race to sign Botafogo’s Brazilian striker Igor Jesus, who is close to a move to Europe. wintime999

TBR Football reports that Fulham and Newcastle United have become the other two Premier League clubs to show interest in Botafogo’s Brazilian striker Jesus, who has been linked with a move to a number of Premier League clubs.

Jesus is currently in head coach Dorival Junior’s Brazil squad, while other Premier League options including Tottenham Hotspur’s Richarlison, Arsenal’s Gabriel Jesus, Brighton & Hove Albion’s Joao Pedro and Bournemouth’s Evanilson have been dropped from the current squad.

At 23 years old and still playing in the Brazilian league with Botafogo, he has a number of European clubs interested in signing him, especially in the Premier League where, in addition to Fulham and Newcastle, Arsenal, Chelsea, Brentford, Nottingham Forest, Brighton and West Ham are also interested in signing him.

For Jesus, he scored his first goal for Brazil on his debut against Chile in October, then provided an assist against Peru and most recently started 68 minutes in Thursday’s 1-1 draw with Venezuela. ( wintime999 )