It was subsequently announced that Vinicius Junior had put pen to paper on a six-year contract at Madrid, tying him to the La Liga giants until June 2032. It’s claimed the ambitious offer was made to Vinicius’ camp after ‘months of behind-the-scenes work’ and ‘high-level’ dialogue between head coach Arteta and key decision makers at Arsenal. The Brazilian had been ‘genuinely attracted’ by Arsenal’s move (Picture: PA)Arteta was ‘absolutely smitten’ with the idea of signing Vinicius (Picture: Getty)But after twice being rejected by Vinicius, Madrid’s efforts reached a ‘turning point’ last Wednesday. The report adds that Vinicius’ camp stressed that the decision was reached due to Vinicius ‘affection’ for Madrid and the significant ‘financial effort’ that had been made to keep him in the Spanish capital. Forced to consider alternatives, Arsenal have been tentatively linked with Paris Saint-Germain’s Bradley Barcola and Juventus’ Kenan Yildiz in recent days.