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Nigeria has officially submitted a bid to host Formula 1 Grand Prix in Abuja. This would make Nigeria ๐ณ๐ฌ the first African country to host such an event in over three decades.
๐จ| ๐ฅ๐ฃ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐:Arsenal have been formally contacted by intermediaries who outlined the potential opportunity to sign Vinicius Junior.
TBR Football's Graeme Bailey confirmed Real Madrid seem unwilling to match his contract demands, which has led to top Premier League clubs being informed about his availability.
Arsenal have been linked with the audacious move by Fichajes with Arteta identified as wanting a winger who can make a clear difference in the biggest matches. Vinicius is seen as one of the standout wide players in European football and Arsenal are believed to be watching the situation closely amid reports the South American isn't fully content in Spain.
And honestlyโฆ the situation at Real Madrid is more complicated than anyone is letting on.
Reports in Spain have suggested Madrid could even attempt a part-exchange offering Vinicius to Arsenal as part of a package to acquire Martinelli. And with Bayern Munich also chasing Martinelli for โฌ45m, Arsenal suddenly find themselves in the middle of the most extraordinary chain of transfer dominoes in world football.
๐ธ Vinicius sent a clear message to those close to him effectively halting discussions about a possible departure but that was months ago. His contract situation with Madrid has not been resolved since.
๐ธ Six goals and eight assists in all competitions this season well below the output of a player of his calibre. A man not fully happy is a man whose numbers reflect it.
๐ธSaudi Pro League intermediaries have already outlined potential destinations to his camp โ the fact that Arsenal are in that conversation at all is extraordinary.
๐ธ Arsenal wanted to sign Vinicius when Unai Emery was in charge this isn't a new obsession. This club has tracked him for years.
๐ธ His pace, direct style and ability to decide games in big moments makes him exactly the profile Arteta has been hunting โ someone who changes a match from nothing.
Here's the honest reality of this story ๐
Vinicius Jr to Arsenal is unlikely. His wages alone would break Arsenal's entire pay structure. Real Madrid don't sell their generational talents to rivals. And Vinicius himself hasn't pushed for an exit.
But three months ago Arsenal winning the Premier League was called unlikely too.
Such a bid would test Madrid's resolve if placed on the table. For Arsenal, landing Vinicius would be a major statement signing โ adding speed, goals and creativity to an already formidable attack.
Arteta asked for it. The board are listening. And in the summer of 2026 after everything this club has just achieved nobody should be telling Mikel Arteta what's impossible anymore. ๐ดโช๐
Here's an update on the downing of a U.S. Apache helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz: Iran used a drone to bring it down, most likely in a kamikaze-style attack in which the drone flew directly into the helicopter.
The drone in question is widely believed to be a Shahed-136. Although relatively large, the Shahed-136 has a small radar cross-section, making it difficult to detect. It likely approached at high speed and very low altitude, catching the helicopter crew by surprise.
Tomorrow, we're announcing the astronauts flying aboard Artemis III, the mission that will test rendezvous and docking capabilities with commercial lunar landers in low Earth orbit.
If you could ask the Artemis III astronauts any question, what would you ask them?