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New wardrobe top of Jesus' Manchester to-do list

Gabriel Jesus has put a new wardrobe at the top of his priority list when he arrives at Manchester City in January.

The 19-year-old striker bid farewell to Palmeiras on Wednesday after firing them to the Brazilian Serie A title last month, Jesus scoring 12 times across the campaign.

In August, City announced they had won the race for Jesus' signature for a reported initial fee of £27million, the forward agreeing a contract until 2021.

City's performance was not top of his concerns, though, after sitting through 90 minutes in the cold England weather.

"I need to focus a lot because adapting there is important, it is a different country, language, culture, all different, [and it is] very cold," he told a media conference.

"When I was watching the game I thought about nothing because it was very cold, it was almost freezing. I was shaking.

"I will have to throw all my clothes out and buy [new ones] from there!"

"I'm glad they have two Brazilians, some Argentine and Spanish," he added. "This will help me a lot.

"I talked to Fernandinho, Fernando [and] Guardiola, I'm very happy to have a friendship with them, they'll help me a lot there.

"It's a radical change, but I have worked hard for it.

"I felt that Guardiola is an excellent person. Technically everyone knows his quality, but what matters to me is the character and I felt that he has it, he is like a Brazilian."