Arsenal have their own Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Jr after huge £1.1bn decision revealed

Arsenal news – Mikel Arteta has a number of star-studded performers in his Gunners squad on the level of Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Jr

Mikel Arteta has been shown that Arsenal have their very own Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Jr. The Real Madrid duo are currently two of the very best players in the footballing world with Los Blancos likely hopeful they can inspire Madrid to Champions League triumph number 15.

With every transfer window that passes, the fees spent on the next generation of talent continue to rise with Bellingham signing for the Spanish giants this summer from Borussia Dortmund in a deal that could rise to €137million (£119m).

Moises Caicedo was another young midfielder to make a triple-figure switch as the 21-year-old signed for Chelsea from Brighton after a stunning transfer battle with Liverpool ended after the Blues submitted a £115million proposal. Those two blockbuster moves meant that Arsenal’s £105million move to sign Declan Rice from West Ham was somewhat overshadowed.

Nonetheless, while many believed it was an extortionate fee, Rice has thus far been able to prove he was a worthwhile investment made by Arteta and Edu as they seek to get the Gunners back to the top of English football. And the price spent, along with his displays already this season, see him alongside Bellingham in the world’s most valuable starting XI with another two Arsenal stars included, as per transfermarkt.

Sitting in front of Rice, now valued at €100million (£86.8m), is Jamal Musiala with the Bayern Munich ace flanked by Vini Jr and Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka. As he is a graduate of the Hale End academy, the Gunners paid no transfer fee for the 22-year-old and given his tremendous displays over the last few seasons, he has been valued at €120million (104m).

William Saliba, valued at €70million (£61m) then makes up the trio of Arsenal stars alongside Manchester City pair Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol with Real Madrid’s Thibaut Courtois in between the sticks. Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe are the final stars to make the cut with each valued at €180million (£155million) which takes the combined total of the 11 to just under £1.1billion.