The future of Vinicius Junior with Real Madrid is becoming increasingly uncertain, despite the player’s confirmation that his desire is to stay with the royal club.
The Brazilian international’s contract with Los Blancos extends until the summer of 2027 with a release clause of $1 billion, but tempting Saudi offers have sparked controversy over the possibility of him continuing at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Vinicius demands a salary higher than Mbappe’s
According to the newspaper “Marca”, Vinicius Junior has requested to be the highest paid player at Real Madrid in order to renew his contract with the royal club.
Mbappe receives up to 20 million euros annually with Los Blancos, while Vinicius wants his new salary to be 25 million euros annually after taxes.
At the same time, the Brazilian wants to get a larger percentage of image rights in the same way as Mbappe, which will increase his annual income even more.
Vinicius has already rejected Real Madrid’s first offer to renew, and a new offer has also been received that he has not accepted. It is assumed that a meeting will be held next week between his representatives and club officials to discuss the matter again.
Florentino Perez fears Messi’s scenario
So far, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has refused to give Vinicius the huge salary he is requesting.
The veteran president believes that such a salary will affect the team’s wage structure and will cause many unavoidable crises.
Perez fears that Real Madrid will experience the same scenario as Barcelona with Lionel Messi, when he received huge sums of money that affected the wage structure and later caused a severe economic crisis that the Catalans are still suffering from to this day.
Moving to Saudi Arabia is an option
If Real Madrid’s management continues to be stubborn with Vinicius regarding the requested salary, the option of moving to Saudi Arabia is strongly on the player’s table.
Saudi Arabia is offering Vinicius an incredible opportunity to make money, it is said that if he signs a 5-year contract, he will secure a billion euros.
So far, Real Madrid’s management does not intend to let Vinicius go next summer or before the summer of 2026 in general, even if an agreement is not reached on the renewal.
