Arsenal fans sent into meltdown as Vinicius Junior completely wipes Instagram page

Vinicius Junior is holding contract talks with Real Madrid this week (Picture: Getty)

Arsenal supporters appear to be fearing the worst after Vinicius Junior wiped all of his Instagram posts just hours after holding a fresh round of contract discussions with Real Madrid.

Vinicius has emerged as Arsenal’s number one target this summer, with Mikel Arteta understood to be ‘absolutely smitten’ with the idea of adding the Brazil international to his title-winning frontline.

The 26-year-old has entered into the final 12 months of his current deal at Madrid after talks over a potential renewal broke down in the wake of last year’s Club World Cup.

Arsenal, the newly crowned English champions, are prepared to make Vinicius the highest-paid player in Premier League history as they look to coax the attacker to north London.

However, it’s been widely reported that Vinicius has ‘prioritised’ resolving his future at the Bernabeu ahead of the new season. Jose Mourinho, meanwhile, is believed to be vehemently opposed to the prospect of losing the 2024 Ballon d’Or runner-up.

According to The Athletic’s David Ornstein, Arsenal have made an improved contract offer to Vinicius’ camp in the last few hours in the hope of putting the incessant rumours and ongoing uncertainty to bed.

The proposal is said to ‘reflect Vinicius’ importance to the Madrid project’ and the player must now decide whether he wishes to renew or explore the opportunity presented by the Gunners.

The Brazil forward is out of contract in 2027 (Picture: Getty)

As reports of Vinicius’ showdown talks with Madrid broke, eagle-eyed fans began to realise that the attacker had, seemingly out of the blue, deleted his profile picture, his highlights and all of his main-grid posts on Instagram.

An Instagram story showing Vinicius’ Madrid team-mate Federico Valverde relaxing beside a swimming pool in Dubai is the only post that remains on the forward’s page at the time of writing.

While those more optimistic Arsenal fans are reading Vinicius’ social media antics as a sign of possible good news around the corner, it appears most are preparing themselves for the worst.

Vini jr instagram account before and after the meet 🤔 pic.twitter.com/ATyvaf4d7Q— Gun Believable (@DudeRU4real) August 5, 2026

‘Vinicius has deleted all the posts on Insta. Lord, please don’t do this to me,’ one Arsenal fan wrote on X.

A second bluntly tweeted: ‘It’s over.’

‘Removing all posts just to post his renewal contract,’ a third said along with a crying emoji.

One particularly downbeat Gooner wrote, ‘It’s for the big renewal reveal. Sadly not happening,’ while another glumly chimed in: ‘Simply clearing it for a fresh new chapter when he renews. It’s the most obvious thing.’

pic.twitter.com/SCpixF24zW— Aidan Ainsworth (@AidanAins) August 5, 2026

Meanwhile, a Madrid supporter joked: ‘Give Arsenal fans five minutes and they’ll somehow turn this into proof he wants to leave Madrid.’

Featuring as a guest on the Football Ramble podcast earlier this week, Jamie Carragher admitted he would ‘love’ to see Vinicius join Arsenal despite his obvious ties to Liverpool.

However, the ex-England defender suspects Vinicius may simply be using the Premier League champions for a new contract and the Gunners’ hopes of striking a deal are slim.

‘I’d love to see it. I think we lack top players in the Premier League right now, I do,’ Carragher explained.

Vinicius hopes to resolve his future before the new season gets underway (Picture: Getty)

‘What really hit home was at the World Cup, at the semi-final stage, so it was France, Spain, England and Argentina, the four best teams in the world, but I don’t think there was an attacker who played in the Premier League.‘That’s besides, I think, Morgan Rogers who only got in that game [because of fitness concerns in the squad]. When England are playing their best team, Rogers is probably not in it.