The ball is in Vinicius Junior’s court.Sign a contract extension to stay at Real Madrid — who offered the Brazilian 26-year-old an improved renewal offer at crunch talks on Wednesday.Or try to pursue a potential transfer to Arsenal, who, as The Athletic reported on July 25, have been readying an ambitious move if he and Madrid fail to reach an agreement.Madrid and Vinicius Jr first held talks over an extension to his contract — which expires at the end of June next year — back in January 2025.After many months of uncertainty over his future, we seem set for the decisive play.What should he do? Our writers give their views.He should stay — but it’s closeI would love to see Vinicius Jr in the Premier League. He’s such a dynamic, thrilling player and it’s only natural to wonder how he might fare in English football and to relish the prospect of his battles with full-backs and defences up and down the country.Adding his attacking virtues to an incredibly resilient Arsenal team would theoretically add up to something really special, too. He would bring a forcefulness and goalscoring threat that Mikel Arteta’s side have rarely had in that wide left position.Should he? It depends what’s important to him. Were he to play for this Arsenal side, it’s easier to imagine him winning the kind of trophies that would add up to that coveted Ballon d’Or. Real Madrid are the bigger club, but Arsenal are the better team — they’re probably closer to winning the Champions League next season.Real Madrid were knocked out in the Champions League quarter-finals by Bayern Munich last season (Adam Pretty/Getty Images)But the Premier League is a slog physically — in the conditioning sense and because skilful ball-carriers attract a lot of attention, deadening the legs and dimming the attacking lights. Few illustrate that point better than Bukayo Saka, who has struggled with injuries over the past couple of seasons.Being part of Real Madrid’s forward line next season could be great fun. Kylian Mbappe scored 42 goals for the club last season and Yan Diomande is on his way for a deal worth up to €140million (£120m; $161.7m). What a trio they could be, with Jude Bellingham to fit in too. If those combinations fire, that might well be a ‘once in a career’ type of situation that nobody should walk away from.He should stay — but it’s close.Sebastian Stafford-BloorIf anyone can tempt him, it’s ArsenalI too would love to see a forward of his quality in the Premier League, but there is a reason players rarely leave Real Madrid if they have a choice — it would be a step down.I’m not talking about the quality of the team: Arsenal have been stronger than Madrid over the last couple of seasons, underlined by results in the Champions League. But when it comes to the size of the club, the prestige, the glamour and offering a player the perfect stage — the weather, the lifestyle and all of that — Madrid is more attractive than any English club, particularly for a Brazilian player.Would Vini Jr. be worth it for Arsenal?JJ BullUnless Arsenal were prepared to blow Madrid out of the water in terms of the contract offer, I would expect him to stay in Spain. But what I would say in Arsenal’s favour is that right now, relative to the rest of the Premier League and the rest of Europe, they are a more attractive proposition than they have ever been.They can’t match Liverpool’s or Manchester United’s history, and in the last couple of decades they have often been blown away by Chelsea’s and Manchester City’s financial power, but their improvement under Mikel Arteta — plus the London factor, plus dysfunction and uncertainty elsewhere — makes them the most compelling proposition in English football right now.Oliver KayWould staying make Madrid worse?