Real Madrid improve Vinicius Jr offer amid Arsenal interest

Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior set to stay at Bernabeu following positive contract talks with club bosses; Arsenal are interested in forward who is in final 12 months of contract; Vinicius enjoys strong relationship with new head coach Jose Mourinho

>Arsenal target Vinicus Junior is expected to stay at Real Madrid after positive talks over a contract renewal on Wednesday.

>Real Madrid are understood to have improved their offer to the Brazil star during meetings at the club's training ground.

>Arsenal are interested in the forward, who has entered the final year of his deal, and are watching the outcome of his contract talks closely.

>Sky Sports News has been told there is already a great relationship between Vinicius and his new head coach Jose Mourinho.

>This has played a big role in the positive direction of the talks over his future this summer.

>Mourinho is adamant he wants Vincius to be one of the protagonists in his Real Madrid team.

>Arsenal have agreed a £75m fee with Newcastle for their captain Bruno Guimaraes.

>He has been given permission to travel for a medical.

>Guimaraes told Newcastle bosses earlier this summer that he wanted to join Arsenal if a suitable offer arrived.

>Arsenal's opening bid was rejected but the 28-year-old now looks set to join the Premier League champions.

>Guimaraes, who joined Newcastle in 2022 from Lyon for £40m, has made 195 appearances for Newcastle, scoring 31 goals.

>Newcastle had been keen to ensure Guimaraes, who has two years left on his contract plus a club-held option for a third, remained at the club but if this deal goes through as expected, they will have made more than £240m from player sales this summer.

>Anthony Gordon joined Barcelona in a £69.3m deal and Spurs signed Sandro Tonali for £100m, while manager Eddie Howe also departed in what has been a turbulent summer at St James' Park.

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