Arsenal are considering whether to make a loan bid for Real Madrid winger Vinicius Jnr in the January transfer window, according to the Daily Star.
The 20-year-old has been a regular for the La Liga champions this season, starting ten games in all competitions, but his inconsistency has frustrated manager Zinedine Zidane and teammates alike, and it is believed they could look to offload him on a temporary basis next month.
Considering the Gunners already have the likes of Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli who can play on the left-wing, supporters on Twitter would be very surprised if the club made a move for Vinicius:
Like he’d want to join ??
— cUsTaRdCrEaMz (@Jack13763799) December 23, 2020
Another winger….
— Ben? (@xFribbo) December 23, 2020
Arteta and Edu really want to run Arsenal to the ground.
— Gustavo (@guttelito) December 23, 2020
We have saka and Martinelli ffs, better than this guy ? ?
— BOLUWATIFE ✌️ ❄️ (@_krade) December 23, 2020
He’s a left winger that’s the one area we are good in !!!!
— Life Long Gunner (@GunnerTalker) December 23, 2020
Winger that takes on his man then shoots to the corner flag…
— ° (@mikaelhajje) December 23, 2020
Vinicius?? Lmao. This club
— Cuervo (@Chijiie) December 23, 2020
Another headless chicken with no end product. Brilliant.
— Arsenal Truths (@aubashair) December 23, 2020
Isn’t he another winger? Can we give them Willian ?
— Jam (@GuzderJam) December 23, 2020
Martinelli, Saka at LW, and we decide to go for Vinicius
— El Greco (@AC12603425) December 23, 2020
One of the only positions we don’t need now that Martinelli is back ?♂️
— Luke #RejoinAndRejoice (@el_DJ_H) December 23, 2020
You can’t completely rule out Arsenal’s interest with technical director Edu having followed his fellow Brazilian’s career closely. However, the Gunners are likely to be more focused on signing an attacking midfielder in January.
The Daily Star also say Vinicius’s teammate Isco, another target for the London club, is expected to join Juventus so Arsenal will have to look further afield in order to find a playmaker.