Arsenal failed with a summer move for Vinicius Junior after Real Madrid rebuffed their interest in the Brazilian starlet.
The Gunners' new technical director Edu identified the 19-year-old as a target over the off-season and attempted to use their shared nationality to his advantage. However, both he and Paris Saint-Germain counterpart Leonardo were informed by Los Blancos that the wonderkid was not up for sale.
Esporte write that Real 'immediately blocked' the north London outfit as they sought to land Vinicius, who has been with the Spaniards since July 2018.
Madrid paid €46m to bring him in from Flamengo in his home country, the forward signing a pre-contract agreement a year before he joined the club due to international transfer regulations preventing a switch before his 18th birthday.