Vinicius Jr leaves Real Madrid meeting, Arsenal tipped to “break the bank to sign” Brazilian superstar

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“If you can’t convince him to renew, we’ll have to consider getting a lot of money for him.”

Will Arsenal really break the bank for Vinicius Junior?

Clearly this would be one of Arsenal’s most expensive signings ever, both in terms of the player’s transfer fee, and his wages.

At the moment, Bukayo Saka is Arsenal’s highest earner on £15.6m a year, based on the figures via Spotrac.

One imagines Vini Jr would be on much more than that and it’s important to question if that could unsettle the dressing room at the Emirates Stadium…

Player
Annual salary

Bukayo Saka
£15.6m

Kai Havertz
£14.5m

Gabriel Jesus
£13.7m

William Saliba
£13m

Declan Rice
£12.4m

Martin Odegaard
£12.4m

Viktor Gyokeres
£10.4m

At the same time, if Arsenal can afford a superstar signing like this, then it could truly take the team to the next level, and surely the other players would have to be on board with that.

The north London giants won the Premier League title last season and will want more success as soon as possible, especially as they also came so close but ultimately lost the Champions League final on penalties to PSG.

Vinicius could help Arsenal become a dominant force, and that’s why you see clubs paying the big money and making special exceptions when these opportunities arise.