Arsenal ‘forced to shatter Premier League transfer record and club wages record to sign Vinicius Jr as Real name price’

ARSENAL will have to break the Premier League transfer record to sign Vinicius Jr, according to reports. The Gunners are looking to make one of the biggest upgrades possible to their squad’s current firepower by adding the Real Madrid star to their ranks. Arsenal are willing to shatter the Premier League transfer record to land Vinicius Jr Credit: Getty Mikel Arteta’s side may have to fork out north of £125m Credit: Getty Vinicius, 26, has one year left on his existing Real contract, where he currently earns £15million a year. However, it is reported the Brazilian wants to be compensated for his years of service as he enters the prime of his career. Sign up for the Arsenal newsletter Thank you! To that end, the winger is reportedly demanding fresh terms of more than £25m. Real tabled an offer for Vinicius on Monday to the tune of around £19m, and won’t go above that valuation. With the gap in offers so big, Vinicius seems destined to move if he wants a big pay cheque. That’s where Arsenal come in, with the Premier League champions open to signing the two-time Champions League winner. According to ESPN, Spanish giants Real would expect to receive a bid of around £128m (€150m). That would see Arsenal shatter the current Premier League transfer record held by Liverpool when they signed Alexander Isak from Newcastle last summer in a £125m move. Most read in Sport BEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UK Then there are wages to consider – and it is a factor Arsenal will consider ripping up their wage structure for, having indicated they would be willing to make him the highest-paid player in Prem history. Such a deal would see Vinicius earn more than Bukayo Saka‘s £350,000-a-week and more than Erling Haaland‘s record reported £525,000-a-week wages. As well as Vinicius, Arsenal are simultaneously working on a move to land Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes. A deal between the clubs is edging closer, with an £80m fee agreed and personal terms not an issue. Arsenal ticket and hospitality deals GET tickets to see Arsenal home games with these official deals. The packages include optional upgrades to VIP hospitality. 21 Aug v Coventry City — BOOK HERE 6 Sep v Chelsea — BOOK HERE 10 Oct v Leeds United — BOOK HERE 24 Oct v Everton — BOOK HERE 7 Nov v Hull City — BOOK HERE More games available here. *If you click on a link in this article, we will earn affiliate revenue. Best sport travel offers HERE are our top picks of the best sport travel trips this summer. We have teamed up with some of the UK’s finest travel firms to come up with these offers. 🏎️ SEE the Italian Grand Prix with tickets, flights and 5 nights in a hotel for just £789pp. – – MORE DETAILS HERE 🏇 TREAT yourself to a trip to York Ebor with £20 off hospitality – – MORE DETAILS HERE 🎯 WATCH the world’s finest darts players go head to head at Butlin’s Minehead at the PDC Championship Finals — MORE DETAILS HERE * If you click on a link we will earn affiliate revenue. Comment now