You have to give it to a section of our supporters, they can change their minds within 20 minutes and they can whine like 5 year olds outside an ice cream parlour because they only had one flake and no sprinkles.
I call them collectively the ‘Farcenal’ fans.
The negativity and subsequent backlash from some fans has amused me greatly, all because we wouldn’t be drawn into a bidding war for a player hardly worth £60 million.
They claimed there was no ambition, bemoaned that the club had no intention of upgrading its squad in the most inflated transfer market in living memory and demanded a marquee signing.
Then after that game of poker ended with Morgan Rogers traipsing off to the bank of Chelsea, the Bruno Guimarães deal stalled with Arsenal offering a very reasonable £70 million for a 28 year old and off we went again.
But as soon as the gospel according to David Ornstein indicated Arsenal’s interest in Vinicius Jnr they were all onboard the bus full of smiles and positivity.
Ignore that and let’s look at the facts objectively.
David Ornstein said
“Arsenal are exploring a move to sign Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior if he does not extend his contract in the Spanish capital.”
Exploring is not the same as a done deal and this type of transfer for that type of elite player will not be cheap or easy.
His wage is the first hurdle, at Madrid he’s pulling in €480,769 per week.
This breaks down to roughly €25 million gross per year before taxes.
The highest earner at present is Bukayo Saka with £300,000 per week (€351,240) or £15,600,000 a year.
Would Vini Jnr even consider cutting his wage for a fresh challenge in the Premier League with the reigning Champions ?
The expected fee Madrid are seeking is thought to be around €140 million (£119,595,000.00 ) and the wiggle room on that is limited for a club that is also bolstering its ranks.
So let’s not get carried away here and expect a signature by the morning.
He’s a client of Roc Nation Sports owned by Billionaire Jay-Z and that sounds like an expensive deal to start with.
For those of you that haven’t seen or heard of the player, possibly Martians or pond life,
Vini Jnr has blistering and explosive pace, is predominantly a left wing player with quick feet.
He is a step over trickster, has the added plus of being deadly when presented with a goal opportunity but he is also someone who will defend.
Vini J is never happier than when presented with the challenge of 1 v 1 where he can execute his dribbling repertoire.
But let’s take it easy, no doubt it shows intent and ambition but the pens in the drawer, the contract hasn’t been printed and the agents are compiling three numbers.
A ridiculous fee, an acceptable figure and one that causes the phone to disconnect.
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