Mikel Obi ‘100% sure’ Vinicius won’t leave Real Madrid for Arsenal
Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has disclosed that he is 100% sure that Brazilian winger Vinicius Jnr. will not leave Real Madrid for English Premier League club, Arsenal.
Mikel Obi who made the comments on the latest episode of the Obi One podcast shared on Wednesday said that Vinicius is just using Arsenal to get a better deal with Real Madrid.
The former Nigerian international player however admitted that Arsenal are a big club, but he argued that Real Madrid and its club president, Florentino Perez will not allow the player leave the Bernabeu without a fight.
“He’s not coming. Forget about that. He’s just using Arsenal to get a better deal. He’s not leaving Real Madrid”, Mikel said.
“I’m sure about that. One hundred per cent. He’s not leaving Real Madrid. Why will he leave? Arsenal is a big team and Real Madrid are not willing to budge. Florentino Perez is not willing to budge, so I don’t think Vini’s coming to Arsenal.
“I’ll probably say that is certain for sure. If he does, that is one hell of a deal. It’s probably going to be the signing of the Premier League so far. It will surely be the biggest transfer of all time in the Premier League. But I just think it’s not going to happen. He’s going to stay at Real Madrid.
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“There’s this little thing that happened with him and Jose, when Jose was at Benfica. But I think as professionals, you find a way of working together. Knowing Jose Mourinho, you have a fallout with him and he tells you exactly what he wants. If you do what he wants, you move on and you guys become best pals.
“I’m sure Vini wants to stay at Real Madrid and they also want it to happen. But if he does go to Arsenal, it will be the biggest transfer”, the ex-Chelsea star concluded.
As at the time of filing in this report, a scheduled meeting between Real Madrid and Vinicius Jr with his agents which took place on Wednesday has been described as ‘very positive’ by all parties involved.
Discussions over new deal for the player were led by his agency Roc Nation with further reports revealing that José Mourinho, was personally involved in Vinicius Jr new contract discussions as he’s been pushing for the Brazilian to stay.
Real Madrid are confident, José told the club he wants Vini to stay and also told Vini about plans for him to continue at the club.
