Real Madrid to green light Vinicius Jr transfer on one condition as Arsenal get huge boost

Real Madrid are open to selling Arsenal target Vinicius Junior - but only if the Brazil international fails to agree to a new deal. According to ESPN Brasil , Los Blancos are remaining firm and will not budge to increase their latest offer to the winger. The Gunners want the 26-year-old as Mikel Arteta looks to consolidate their place at the summit of English football. There is a greater optimism in North London that Vinicius is attainable, with Arsenal under the belief that they are in a strong position to win the race to sign him. ESPN Brasil has claimed that the forward will return to first-team training following the post-World Cup break on Monday (August 3), in what could be his final season at the club with his contract set to expire next summer. However, the outlet has reported that a date has yet to be set for more crunch talks with the player as Jose Mourinho's side believe that the decision lies with Vinicius. The outlet claims that there is no rush on the player's side to renew his contract but multiple reports have emerged recently that Mourinho was prepared to step in in order to maintain his star players. While, it was suggested that Vinicius was open to extending at the Bernabeu but "wanted to feel loved" by the club. Arteta has been forced to field questions on the potential addition of the two-time Champions League winner. FOLLOW OUR ARSENAL FB PAGE! Latest Gunners news, analysis and much more via our dedicated Facebook page He refused to be drawn on the matter, with the 44-year-old concluding his press conference this week saying: "Thank you so much." Although, he said to reporters: "Well, we are really active, trying to improve and evolve the team. That's clear. "We expect to have movements in the next few weeks, obviously, because we want to get better like anybody else. And you can just see it. "The transfer market and our opponents, what we are doing, we won't sit still. And we are very ambitious in what we want to do." However, the Spaniard admitted that work is ongoing in the market. He told the official club website: “A lot is happening. We all know about the context of this transfer window. "From ownership to the board, the sporting director and myself, we know that we want to take this club to a different level. That is going to require a better squad, better individuals. "We have identified where we have opportunities to grow and to improve and to evolve our game and what is going to be needed to achieve that. Hopefully very soon we can start to put things in a very concrete way.”