Arsenal are looking to pounce on a contract standoff at the Bernabéu.

Real Madrid are set to meet with Vinícius Júnior's representatives this week to resume contract renewal talks, sources have told ESPN.

Mikel Arteta refused to be drawn on speculation linking Arsenal with Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior but insisted the Premier League champions remain ambitious as they continue to strengthen their

Real Madrid and Vinicius Junior first held talks over renewing his contract in January 2025 Alex Caparros/Getty Images The ball is in Vinicius Junior’s court. Sign a contract extension to stay at Real Madrid — who offered the Brazilian 26-year-old an ...

After all that followed it, it may have been forgotten just how good Vinicius Jr's goal to beat Benfica was last week. The Brazil winger has a fine catalogue for Real Madrid, but this was surely among the best. Vinicius cut inside before using the outline ...

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Real Madrid have signed teenage star Yan Diomande from RB Leipzig, the Spanish club confirmed. The 19-year-old has signed a seven-year deal, Madrid said in a statement. Diomande, 19, was one of football's most in-demand talents after impressing in Germany's Bundesliga last season -- scoring 12 goals and providing eight assists -- and then excelling with Ivory Coast at the World Cup.

Arsenal have been sent back to the drawing board in their hunt for a new left-sided winger this summer after Vinicius Junior decided to stay at Real Madrid. The Gunners had put significant work into a potential move for the Brazilian and were confident until the Spanish giants changed their offer at the final minute and were able to convince him to stay put.