Negotiations to Extend Vinicius' Contract at Real Madrid Are Complicated, Wealthy Saudi Arabian Clubs Are on Alert

The Shiro Copr Negotiations to extend Vinicius Junior's contract at Real Madrid are complicated, wealthy Arab Saudi clubs are on standby.

Vinicius Junior He started his journey with Real Madrid in the summer of 2018.

The 176 cm tall winger was brought by Real Madrid from Flamengo for 45 million euros.

Since then, Vinicius has played 322 times for Real Madrid across competitions.

Out of those matches, he scored 106 goals and provided 83 assists.

Vinicius has also successfully won many trophies with Real Madrid, including two La Liga titles and two Champions League titles.

Latest, both parties are threatened to separate.

After his salary increase request was rejected by Real Madrid, Vinicius Junior decided to stop negotiating the extension of his contract.

Vinicius Junior's contract with Real Madrid is valid until June 2027.

However, El Real wants to extend his contract faster before entering the last two years of the contract.

This is an effort by Real Madrid to keep their star player from being stolen by other clubs.

However, the negotiation to extend the contract of the Brazilian winger has not been completed until now.

The main issue is the request for a salary increase from Vinicius.

He wants his salary to be equal to Kylian Mbappe's in his new contract.

Los Blancos are reluctant to grant the request.

The reason is that Vinicius experienced a significant drop in performance during the 2024-2025 season.

This has affected the decline in Real Madrid's performance.

Although successfully winning the 2024 Intercontinental Cup and the Super Cup, Real Madrid was crushed in other competitions.

In the Champions League tournament, Los Blancos, who are the defending champions, were eliminated in the quarterfinals.

Meanwhile, in the domestic arena, Madrid failed to win La Liga, Copa del Rey, and the Spanish Super Cup.

After the rejection, Sport claimed that Vinicius's team immediately requested to suspend the contract extension.

This situation has put the clubs of the Saudi Arabian League on high alert.

They are reported to be ready to break the world transfer record to bring the FIFA 2024 Best Player.

One of the Saudi Arabian clubs, which is likely Al-Hilal, is said to be ready to pay 350 million euros to sign him.

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