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Arsenal ready to offer club record salary to sign Real Madrid superstar
While Yan Diomande has dominated the headlines at Real Madrid today, with the forward set to become the club’s fifth signing, it is important to acknowledge what this means for Vinicius Jr.’s future.
The club are yet to finalise an agreement with the Brazilian international and with each passing day, it appears the forward may end up leaving Santiago Bernabeu.
Arsenal have emerged as the potential destination for Vinicius Jr. if he leaves Real Madrid and sure enough, the Gunners are ready to do everything possible to snap him up this summer.
Arsenal ready to offer club-record salary
According to bombshell report from The Telegraph, Arsenal are ready to break the bank to acquire the services of Vinicius Jr.
The Gunners are willing to offer the Brazilian a club-record salary of €470,00 per week, which would easily make him the highest paid player in the team.
This is quite the commitment for Arsenal as they look to shore up their frontline after winning the Premier League last season.
Arsenal’s desire to sign Vinicius is part of the club’s ambition to continue on their recent success under Mikel Arteta, with the team already boasting some of the talented players in England.
If Vinicius joins, he would join ranks alongside the likes of Gabriel Martinelli, Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard, adding more vigour to Arsenal’s final third.
Have Real Madrid given up?
The report suggests Arsenal are serious about signing Vinicius and it appears the Gunners are also aware of the factor that’s stopping the player from committing to a contract at Real Madrid.
Despite being involved in talks for months, Real Madrid have struggled to convince Vinicius to lower his salary demands and are not willing to meet his lofty wage package either.
After months of struggle, it appears Real Madrid have finally given up, which is perhaps why Los Blancos are now closing in on the capture of Yan Diomande.
The RB Leipzig winger is a like-for-like replacement for Vinicius and could be announced as soon as Monday, with the player expected to join training within the week.
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Jose Mourinho was always clear about getting rid of Real Madrid midfielder this summer – report
Real Madrid’s summer transfer window was largely successful, not only in terms of securing key arrivals but also in terms of letting go of players who had no place in the dynamics.
One player who stood out in the second category was Dani Ceballos as the Spanish midfielder was frozen out of Real Madrid’s starting dynamics for several years before his eventual departure.
In the end, the club simply let the player leave as a free agent by accepting a contract termination as they saw the salary space freed as a win compared to his presence.
Mourinho’s clear stance
As confirmed in a recent report by Diario AS, Real Madrid’s new manager Jose Mourinho has no doubt that he did not count on Ceballos for the ongoing season.
Being the straightforward communicator that he is, the Portuguese manager directly informed Ceballos that he did not count on him in any capacity, speaking out loud about a fact that was known as an open secret for a long time.
Having clarity that his situation at the club was not going to change, Ceballos pressed to leave and eventually had his way as the club allowed him to walk out of the front door with no transfer fee.
Times were tense
The Spanish outlet also add that the decision to let the player leave with a contract termination was not easy for Real Madrid to accept, especially given that it is a last resort.
In the negotiations between Ceballos and the Real Madrid hierarchy, there were some moments filled with tension and disagreements.
In fact, there was even an initial exit agreement that was reached which was cancelled in the hope of a better outcome.
Eventually, however, both parties reached a fitting resolution and Real Madrid enabled the player’s departure without any hurdles and Ceballos went on to join Real Betis.
Even that move required the player to take a massive cut on his salary, but the saga worked out well for both clubs as the player. From Real Madrid’s perspective, the space created on the team’s roster was worth its weight in gold.
