Hansi Flick believes Gabriel Jesus is “excellent” for Barcelona following his spectacular begin to life at Camp Nou.
Jesus joined Barcelona from Arsenal in September, having seen the ultimate years of his time in North London closely disrupted by damage.
Barca spent a lot of the summer season attempting to prise Julian Alvarez from Atletico Madrid, with their failure to take action seemingly leaving the defending LaLiga champions gentle on the centre ahead spot.
However the signing of Jesus to assist fill that void following Robert Lewandowski’s departure to MLS aspect Chicago Hearth is wanting an more and more astute one.
With Raphinha, who had been enjoying by means of the center, out with a thigh damage, Jesus made it three targets in 5 video games in all competitions by scoring the second objective in Barcelona’s 3-0 win over Getafe on Saturday.
And, forward of Tuesday’s Champions League conflict away at Galatasaray, Flick heaped reward on the previous Manchester Metropolis striker.
Requested about the potential for Jesus beginning towards Galatasaray, Flick instructed a pre-match press convention: “Sure, after all he’s prepared. He’s able to play. But when he performs, we don’t know but. We’ll see. We’ll determine tomorrow after the coaching immediately.
“However I’m very comfortable that he’s in our staff. It was a bit of shock, to be trustworthy. However on the finish, he’s completely a prime man.
“He’s an excellent participant for us. Excellent participant for us. And his behaviour, his character, it’s excellent for us. It’s an important man.”
Barcelona had a snug begin to their newest effort to win the Champions League for the primary time since 2015, beating Feyenoord 5-1 of their league part opener.
However Flick is aware of the duty in Istanbul is prone to be significantly tougher.
“We’ve to be ready for the environment. It’s probably the greatest on the planet,” Flick added.
“It’s unimaginable. The sound of the stadium is unimaginable. They’ve improved quite a bit towards nice groups and we now have to be united.
“I at all times say I’m proud of how we began, however each sport is totally different. It’ll be powerful tomorrow.
“It’s a privilege to be right here. We’re all prepared for this sport.”
