Conflicting reports about contract rebel Vinicius Jr. and his Real Madrid futurev

 Contract rebel Vinicius Jr. surprised fans by deleting every post from his Instagram account, a move that quickly fueled speculation about his future and revived rumours linking the Brazilian with a possible move to Arsenal.

However, while social media was flooded with theories, negotiations between the forward and Real Madrid appear to be moving in a very different direction.

According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Real Madrid are increasingly confident of receiving Vinicius Jr.'s final approval to sign a new contract.

Romano reported that both parties are continuing to discuss a new proposal and that, following their latest meeting, both the club and the player's camp remain optimistic about reaching an agreement.

The journalist also added that José Mourinho has become involved in the process.

So far, Vinicius Jr. has not publicly explained why he removed all the content from his Instagram account.

The move coincided with growing speculation about his future and fueled reports linking him with a possible transfer away from Real Madrid.

Despite those rumours, Fabrizio Romano's latest update suggests that the most likely outcome remains a contract extension that would keep the Brazilian at the Santiago Bernabéu.

Arsenal have entered talks with Vinicius’ agents after learning he could leave Madrid in a shock summer transfer. The winger’s contract runs out next year, and Madrid have yet to agree an extension despite 18 months’ worth of discussions.

As revealed earlier on Wednesday, Madrid have failed with a new contract offer for Vinicius, who is seriously considering joining Arsenal.

Arsenal have met the Brazilian’s wage demands, something Madrid appear unwilling to do. This development has heaped yet more pressure on Los Blancos.

Our sources state that Vinicius ideally wants to stay at the Bernabeu, though he is tempted by the prospect of becoming Arsenal’s ‘marquee figure’.

However, Sky Sports are reporting different information about the result of Vinicius’ latest talks with Madrid.

They state that Vinicius is actually set to stay at Madrid and reject Arsenal’s advances.

‘Vinicius Junior met with Real Madrid’s hierarchy on Wednesday for contract talks,’ the report reads.

‘It has been confirmed to Sky Sports News that Vinicius is still expected to stay following those discussions.

‘Arsenal are interested in the forward, who has entered the final year of his deal.’

The update suggests Vinicius is more open to accepting Madrid’s latest contract proposal than previously thought.

Arsenal had indicated they were willing to pay €120million (£103m) for Vinicius, having also directly informed him of Mikel Arteta’s project.

Madrid, though, told Arsenal he would cost a gigantic fee of €150-170m (£129-146m).

According to former Madrid sporting director Predrag Mijatovic, Vinicius ‘rejected’ Madrid’s latest offer, while he also tipped Arsenal to ‘break the bank’ to sign him.

Real Madrid has raised its contract offer, stopping short of the Brazilian’s initial demands, and is requesting a prompt response. While neither side got everything it wanted, a middle ground has emerged where a deal could be reached if the player agrees. However, sources tell AS that Real Madrid’s offer is not open-ended and the club will not wait indefinitely. Madrid wants an answer, and it wants one soon.v