His cruciate ligament tear will have kept him out of action for almost a year by then, and it's to his great credit that he's battled back from the depths of despair once more.
World Cup focus
A seventh injury whilst with the Gunners may have seen lesser mortals throw in the towel a while ago, so it's clear that the 28-year-old is made of the right stuff.
With the World Cup on the horizon too, that will have almost certainly given the Brazilian a laser focus and, form permitting in the second half of the 2025/26 campaign, who's to say that he won't be on the plane to the USA next summer.
Of course, in order for him to be considered by Carlo Ancelotti, the striker needs to get a decent amount of minutes under his belt.
Kai Havertz and Viktor Gyokeres are also currently injured but are expected back soon, and it wouldn't be a surprise if Mikel Arteta finds a home for them both in his starting line-up.
In such a scenario, Gabriel Jesus would be left in limbo.
A January move has been mooted
To that end, a January move elsewhere - both Everton and West Ham are rumoured to be interested - would make sense all round; however, it appears that Arteta has made it crystal clear that the centre-forward won't be sold until the summer transfer window at the very earliest.
Although that might seem harsh on the player and perhaps counter-productive to the club if they're able to get a reasonable fee for him, Arteta's stance is understandable.
In Jesus' first season in North London (2022/23), he scored 11 goals and provided six assists in 26 Premier League games, despite missing a large part of the campaign with a knee injury.
Four goals and five assists in 27 games during 2023/24 wasn't the greatest output, but once again, injuries were the bane of his professional life. Three separate knee problems and a hamstring issue saw him miss a total of 17 matches.
It's worth pointing out that he did supplement his league showing with four more goals and three assists in eight Champions League matches.
In 2024/25, before his unfortunate season-ending knee injury, he had managed to score three goals in 17 English top-flight games and four more in four Carabao Cup matches, as well as one assist.
Another assist in the Champions League showed that, with a reasonable run of games without injury affecting the way he played, the Brazilian remained an experienced striking asset.
Fox in the box
All of his goals for the club have come from inside the box, which is incredibly unusual, though anyone who has seen Gabriel Jesus play knows that he has a real instinct for a chance in the penalty area and is adept at crafting the space and time needs to execute.
His shooting accuracy of 77.8% and shot conversion of 30.8% before his most recent injury are astonishing stats and evidence how economical he is in his work.
Scoring 60% of the time from his five big chances last season is also a laudable statistic, whilst his average of a goal every 75.3 minutes in 24/25 compares extremely favourably to Gyokeres' output of a goal every 200.5 minutes in 2025/26.
What's more, the Swedish international is still finding his feet in North London and therefore shouldn't necessarily be seen as a shoo-in for the main striking role just because of his transfer fee.
Looking sharp in training
If Jesus is looking sharp in training, he deserves as good a chance as any other squad player to stake a claim for a regular starting spot.
There has to be some more logic behind Arteta's apparent reluctance to let him leave, too. It would do neither player nor club any favours whatsoever to keep hold of him and then let him rot on the sidelines, for example.
With another Premier League title tilt looking a distinct possibility at this stage, not to mention the forthcoming domestic fixture pile-up as the FA Cup is added to the schedules, there is actually every reason to think that Jesus will be an important part of Arsenal's run-in during the final few months of this season.
Having already had to contend with 18 separate injuries since the start of the 2016/17 campaign whilst at Manchester City too, the hope will be that he has finally overcome the curse that has blighted his entire time in England.
Even if, ultimately, his future is elsewhere come the end of 25/26, some shop window performances - which he is perfectly capable of - won't do him or the Gunners any harm whatsoever.
