Arsenal transfer news: Arsenal have been linked with Real Madrid forward Endrick, a 20-year-old Brazilian who has barely featured under José Mourinho this season. According to The Athletic, as relayed by Transfer Feed, Madrid are becoming more open to selling him, and a bid starting at €60m, roughly £52m, would be enough to open negotiations.

The same report cools the Arsenal angle. The Athletic’s Mario Cortegana described the link as untrue, naming Roma and Milan as the clubs with genuine interest, and stressed that Madrid’s hierarchy and Mourinho still want Endrick to stay. Madrid look less willing to approve another loan like the one that sent him to Lyon last January, so any exit would probably be permanent.

Playing time explains the unrest. Endrick has managed just 141 minutes in La Liga and the Champions League, with Kylian Mbappé, Vinícius Júnior, Rodrygo, Arda Güler and Yan Diomande all ahead of him.

What Endrick would bring to Arsenal?

His best work came at Lyon, where he scored five goals and set up seven more in 16 Ligue 1 appearances. He is left-footed, quick to shoot and has played on the right as well as through the middle, which is Bukayo Saka’s side. Saka has been out since injuring his quadriceps against Bayern Munich on 21 October, and Mikel Arteta says he will miss several more weeks.

The weaknesses are just as clear. At 173cm, Endrick struggles in physical contests, so he cannot replace Viktor Gyökeres as a focal point. His discipline also needs work, as he collected a red card and three yellows during his loan at Lyon.

Arsenal transfer news: Should Arsenal chase Endrick in January?

No. Arsenal lead the Premier League with 27 points from 10 games, five clear of Brighton, and Saka’s absence is a matter of weeks. Arteta already has Noni Madueke, Eberechi Eze, Gabriel Martinelli, Leandro Trossard and Max Dowman to cover it. Paying more than £52m for someone who would sit behind Saka and Madueke once everyone is fit buys an expensive understudy.

Endrick solves the wrong problem. He is a right-sided finisher at a club whose attack revolves around Gyökeres, and his lack of height makes him a poor backup for that role.

If Arsenal want one more attacker, a proven Premier League winger makes more sense than a 20-year-old with 141 minutes of 2026/27 football. Arsenal meet Madrid in the Champions League on 9 December, and Mourinho’s selection that night will say more about Endrick’s market than any report.