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The Merengue star sets her priorities straight
Vinicius Junior’s future remains one of Real Madrid’s hottest questions in the summer transfer window as the club’s fans await the fate of one of the team’s most popular stars amid growing interest from Europe’s biggest clubs and management’s desire to retain the pillars of the new project.
Controversy over the Brazilian star’s future has intensified in the past few hours as Arsenal’s interest in Vinicius coincided with talk of Real’s willingness to offload him given his high financial demands, before a surprising development emerged, according to the newspaper’s Marco Ruiz. come on Spanish.
Ruiz said the priority for Vinicius now is to continue at Real Madrid, the same stance taken by the club’s management, denying any link between the impending deal with Ivorian Yann Diomande and the Brazilian star sharing a contract with the same agent, and the possibility of Vinicius leaving.
The newspaper adds that major European clubs are monitoring the player’s situation, taking advantage of the fact that his contract is coming to an end, as Arsenal initially showed interest in signing him, while Liverpool previously expressed interest in signing the player on a free contract in the summer of 2027, but the player wants to continue his career with Real Madrid.
“Extension talks are expected to resume after Vinicius returns from holiday as he first wants to meet with club officials to clarify his position in Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho’s project, with the two sides meeting in a few days to sort things out.”
The report states that Mourinho is committed to Vinicius’s continuity and is working on creating an attacking trio that includes the player alongside Kylian Mbappe and Yann Diomande, with Jude Bellingham behind him as one of the key elements of the new project.
The report explained that negotiations for a resumption had reached advanced stages before they came to an abrupt halt after the Club World Cup when Vinicius lowered his financial demands and Real Madrid increased their offer, so that the gap between the two sides was greatly reduced, but no final agreement was reached as each side stuck to its position in the final round of negotiations.
Vinicius is currently demanding around €20 million in net wages per season compared to his current contract, which he signed in 2022 and has extended until the summer of 2027 for an average of €15 million per year.
The paper revealed that the player has felt undervalued at the club of late, particularly as Real Madrid have sought to include Julian Alvarez and Michael Olisse, although Vinicius has been one of the most prominent contributors to the club’s last two Champions League titles.
In its conclusion, the report confirmed that Vinicius still sees his future at the Santiago Bernabeu and that he is ready to facilitate a new deal, while Real Madrid see a contract extension as the best deal the club could do this summer.
