VINICIUS JR TO ARSENAL?! 😱

This is the biggest signing in Premier League history.The biggest signing in Premier League history.

It really is as simple as that.If Arsenal somehow managed to convince Vinicius Junior to give up everything, the lavish lifestyle, the incredible history of the Bernabeu in Real Madrid to move to North London, that is game, set and match to Arsenal.It will go down as the greatest signing that has ever happened in the Premier League era, no doubt about it.

The biggest signing does things stand?I don't even think they come close.You know, Andrey Shevchenko, when he arrived at Stamford Bridge, it felt huge.Ballon d 'Or, AC Milan, it felt massive.But this feels beyond it.Paul Pogba, when he went Paul Pogba back to Manchester United again, that felt big.

But this feels massive.Vinicius Junior will be the most significant.He is different, different.

He is a superstar.a Hollywood footballer, a worldwide icon, a world -class footballer, a two -time Champions League winner, guaranteed product.20 goals in five consecutive seasons he has scored in all competitions.Serious footballer, serious world -class footballer and, crucially, 26 years old.What are Arsenal playing at?26 years old.

You are signing Vinicius Junior, a world -class superstar, Brazilian talent, at the peak of his powers.Vinicius Junior's best days are probably ahead of him.Vinicius Junior, the best football that he will play in his life, will not be pre -26.And that could all be played in North London.This is a masterstroke from Arsenal.If they get this over the line, it is absolutely brilliant.

And it's terrible news for everyone other than Arsenal fans.Absolutely awful.The worst news that you could possibly hear.If you're a Man City fan, a Liverpool fan, a Chelsea fan, a Tottenham fan, a West Ham fan, this is terrible.Absolutely sickening news.This is not the news that you want.

It is shocking news for me.Shocking news for football.Shocking news for the Premier League.And do you know what?On a very personal level, it is shocking news for me.You don't want to hear about my problems, I know that.

But how's my luck?I asked my wife to go and get me some flip -flops.We're going to be going on holiday, my flip -flops, bro, I need some flip -flops.So she goes to the shop, she comes back, and she's bought me these.Look at my flip -flops.I go, what?

She went, oh yeah, they're a really good footballer.So I've been wearing these flip -flops.I'm like, why are you buying me flip -flops branded with footballers?I'm not eight.And she thought they were nice, so she's bought me these.Look.

I can't wear these.I'm now gonna have to go on holiday.These are going in the bin.I can't go on holiday with Arsenal fans, with an Arsenal player, on my flip -flop.Like, this is ludicrous.Absolutely ludicrous.

Does anyone want some flip -flops, by the way?Because they are going in the bin, mate.Absolutely sickening.So, this is not a good day.It's not a good day for anyone.And, I mean, Arsenal fans, this is just unreal.

Absolutely unreal.Can you believe what is happening here?Off the back of what felt like, for you.And I think you'd agree.If you are an Arsenal fan, I think you would agree with this.Fairly underwhelming window.

Fairly uninspiring window so far.I don't think you could be too excited about the fullback, about Mesli.I don't think it's too enthralling, particularly when you see what's been going on elsewhere.Chelsea have been making moves, Tottenham have been making moves, Manchester United have been trying to make, you know, there's a lot going on.And it hasn't really been happening with Arsenal.And when you juxtapose that with what Mikel Arteta said, he said off the back of being champions, he wants decisive action in the transfer market, serious noise in the transfer market, actual strategy in the transfer market, and it hasn't come.

We mocked, we laughed.We derided them.We were gloating about our window.Suddenly this.Suddenly it's game, set and match Arsenal if they get this over the line.Suddenly it is affection from Arsenal.

This is exactly the kind of manoeuvre that they should be making.This is what you do.This is how you become one of the greatest teams in the world.This is how you become European giants.This is how you become a team that has a dynasty.This is how you become a team that represents

a Premier League title and crucially for Arsenal, this is how you become a team that win the Champions League.Do you know how you do it?You knock on the door, you create a brilliant team, you get to a semi -final, you get to a final, you keep building, you keep trying and then you bring in that superstar quality.Do you know why Chelsea won it in 2021?Because Thiago Silva arrived at the club.That's what did it.

There were loads of reasons, right?Mason, Mouw, there's loads of reasons.But the reason we did it, the crucial reason, was because of the nous and know -how that came with Thiago Silva.Vinicius Junior is the difference maker.Vinicius Junior is the player that Arsenal have been searching for for ages.Think about all of the players that Arsenal have tried to sign in that position.

You think of all of the players that they have kind of flirted with at various points.

This is the jewel in the crown.Every single time they've missed out on a player, it's worth missing out on that player if you're going to ultimately end up with Vinicius Jr.You know, obviously you won the battle here, but at the time, we beat you to Modric, right?We won the race.

You didn't get Mikhailo Modric.You didn't get Pedro Neto.Remember when you were linked with Pedro Neto?You didn't get Pedro Neto.You didn't get Rafinha.There were so many players that play in that position.

Obviously, just now, Morgan Rodgers, De Gea, the Spanish fella, Williams.There is a plethora.of footballers that play on that side that Arsenal have been linked with that ultimately they haven't got.And maybe you could argue that that's to their detriment.

I tell you what, if they pull Vinicius Junior out of the bag, none of it matters.None of it matters.If they pull Vinicius Junior out of the bag, all of that becomes easy to live with, easy to bear with.Because this is different.And it is exactly what Arsenal should be doing.They are behaving like champions.

And it's not good news.This is, even being linked with Vinicius Junior, you know if the, if thedeal doesn't go over the line.I just saw on social media that Jose Mourinho is going to do everything that he can to block this.I'm choosing to believe that that is because of his love for Chelsea.When actually, obviously, it's for the furtherance of Real Madrid because Vinicius Junior is a class act.

So Jose Mourinho is going to do everything he can to block this.But the significance of Arsenal even being linked with a player of this quality, with a signing of this magnitude, with a price tag of this value.Do you see what it means?Do you see what it means for Arsenal?Do you see what it means for the Premier League?It's almost irrelevant now whether they get the player.

Don't clip that, it sounds ridiculous.You know what I mean, though?The fact that they are now shopping in this market, the fact that they are now finding the resource to make Vinicius Jr. transfer actually a reality, is music to Arsenal fans' ears.Can they get it over the line?Can they force Real Madrid to sell?Can they convince Vinicius Jr. to move to England?

Can they find the four hundred grand a week or whatever it's gonna be?Can they...Find the money that it's going to cost to prise him out of the clutches of Jose Mourinho.All of that is to be confirmed.My inclination is yes.I think he will become an Arsenal player.

I think there's very few clubs that can actually woo him.I think there's very few leagues that can actually woo him.And if you are Vinicius Junior, I think the proposition of playing for Arsenal is a tap -in.idea of going to Arsenal, being at the epicentre of a new vision of Arsenal, walking around the Emirates, looking at the statue of Tony Adams, looking at the statue of Dennis Bergkamp, looking at the statue of Thierry Henry.All of a sudden, you are going to go, if I win this team a Champions League, which I'm perfectly capable of doing, the team are like a coiled spring ready to win the Champions League already, they won the final last year for crying out loud.If Vinicius Junior is a difference maker, there is a chance that he gets a statue at the Emirates.

of the back of what he has already achieved.in his career, he's already won it two times.He was already probably the best player in the world the year that Rodri won the Ballon d 'Or.He has already had a glittering, glowing career, a superstar, to then land in London and take a Champions League, two arseholes for the first time.I think the opportunity of that could just be too much to ignore and that's why I think it will happen.You then have got to look at it through the lens of the economics.

It doesn't come naturally to me. I talk about the football, I talk about having your statue and making history and the beautiful game.But we now have to try to understand it through the lens of economics.And again I think it makes sense.Vinicius Junior somehow has one year left on his contract.Real Madrid simply have to sell him because it's not looking like he's going to sign another contract.They need to sign other players, you know, there's that noise about Rodri - I know Rodri's unlikely because Florentino Perez won the race.

It was the other guy that said he was going to sign Rodri, so Perez probably doesn't want to sign him or whatever the politics is.It's convoluted.But if Vinicius Junior is to leave, he will have to leave this year.They cannot let him leave on a free next year.It might suit Vinicius Junior.Imagine the wages he'll get if he leaves on free.

But for football, I think they need to sell him.For economics, I think they need to sell him.If Vinicius Junior's not happy, he's not the main man there anymore.Rightly or wrongly, he's not the main man.If he's looking for a new challenge, if you think about the clubs that could offer him that new challenge, it feels like Arsenal are front and centre of any genuine proposition.Think about the other clubs.

Manchester City, five years ago, it made total sense.Going to Man City now, and Rodri might leave as we just discussed, Bernardo Silva's gone recently, Kevin De Bruyne has gone recently, John Stones has gone recently, and most glowingly, Pep Guardiola has gone.Is Enzo Maresca as appealing to Vinicius Junior?Pep Guardiola would have been?I think the answer is no.So Manchester City, considering the signings they've made already, Semenya, Doku, I don't think it makes sense.

There is no other club in Spain, they would never do business with Barcelona, I know that.Italy won't have the money.Arsenal, Liverpool, again they spent so much money last year it doesn't make sense.Chelsea, it doesn't really fit our profile, my god I'd love it.It's Arsenal isn't it?It is Arsenal, and this is exactly what Arsenal should be doing.

You know when you are champions, the way that you then cement your place as champions, create a dynasty, retain a Premier League title, something Arsenal have never done, retain a title, win a Champions League, is you go out and you sign Vinicius Junior.It's exactly what you do.God, this is big, really big.It would demonstrate power in Arsenal, wouldn't it?It would demonstrate a power and a determination in Arsenal to go out and sign a 26 -year -old who is probably the best player in the world in his position.You'd probably argue maybe Kovac Skalia last year, but over the, over the, say, five years, over the last five years, in that position, Vinicius Junior's been the best player in the world.

It's fair, isn't it?Over the last 18 months, you maybe argue Kovac Skalia, but he's the second best player in the world in that position.I mean, and look at what it would do to Arsenal.If Arsenal need reinforcements in a particular position, it's the only position on the pitch, really, where there isn't a world -class option.Across the back, world -class options.Goalkeeper, world -class.

Front line, Saka has his moment.It's irrelevant at the moment, but Vinicius Junior suddenly elevates that whole front line.Can you imagine the player that Saka is when opposition defences can't double up on Saka?You know when it was Saka on one side?and maybe Martinelli on the other?It was very easy for an opposition manager to make sure that the midfielder, the spare midfielder, would...

Saka's your priority.Saka's your priority.We think that our defence can deal with Martinelli on that side, so you double up that side.Who do you double up on?You double up on Vinicius, probably.Saka's going to have a blinding season.

If you try and compensate, you double up on Saka, what's Vinicius Junior going to do to you?Score 30 goals a season.Yeah, this is serious.Like, what a player he is as well.Yeah, people don't seem to acknowledge it.Like, even in the World Cup, people saying he wasn't very good in the World Cup.

That goal he scored against Scotland where he dropped his shoulder, stopped the ball dead, created an empty net.Like, he's been at Real Madrid for eight years.Serious player, serious footballer.And I tell you what, Mourinho coming out saying that it's not what he wants.I don't know if Vinicius Junior will be that up for playing for Mourinho.Do you remember all that?

What was his name?Prestiani.I just don't think that Vinicius Junior is going to be particularly enthralled by the prospect of playing for Mourinho.And if Real Madrid are going to be getting that Diamande through the door, then why on earth does Vinicius Junior stay?The money that he will make, the opportunity that he will have, the life that he will lead, joining Arsenal.It's serious, man.

It's serious.So I think, honestly, that this deal is going to go through.And what a statement it will make for Arsenal.This, this, for Arsenal, is how you build legacy.Legacy.Not ideal.

Not ideal I've got to go and buy a new pair of flip flops either.But I doubt that is your priority.day at the office if you've enjoyed the video please give it a like please click subscribe we leave it some high points as well really does help me out thank you so much for watching I'm checking this goes live man Saturday night gonna be on on the laptop seeing exactly what you have to say in these comments see you in a bit