Arsenal have made initial enquiries over the availability of Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior.
With Jose Mourinho‘s side exploring the purchase of Yan Diomande from RB Leipzig, the Premier League champions have checked on the Brazilian’s status as speculation grows over where his future lies.
The 26-year-old has the same representatives as Diomande, who was also on Arsenal‘s radar, and there has been interest from Saudi Arabi over the past 12 months.
Vinicius Jnr is one of a number of forward targets Arsenal are exploring, with Julian Alvarez, Yan Diomande and Bradley Barcola also of interest.
Liverpool are considered favourites for Barcola but his situation could change if PSG fail to land Diomande with Madrid leading that charge and trying to close the deal quickly.
Arsenal are keen to sign a left winger this summer – and Vinicius Junior would represent a major coup for the Premier League champions
Vinicius Jnr is in the final year of his contract and if an agreement cannot be found on a new deal, Madrid could be open to selling, rather than lose him for free next summer.
The deal would represent a sensational coup for Arsenal if they were successful but the clubs are still to open official talks.
Last year Al Ahli were willing to offer a €1bn five-year contract offer.
Liverpool were also credited with interest earlier this window but are not in the mix for a player who earns around £520,000 a week.
Vinicius Jnr has scored 128 goals across eight seasons in Madrid, and narrowly missed out on the Ballon d’Or to Rodri in 2024.
Daily Mail Sport has reported that Gabriel Martinelli is up for sale as Mikel Arteta looks to add more firepower to his forward line.
Leandro Trossard has already been sold to Besiktas, while Arsenal confirmed the signing of Greek winger Christos Tzolis for £34million from Club Bruges on Thursday.
