PSG has not given up on the idea of recruiting Vinicius Jr, sooner or later. In several respects, the first being obviously that the Brazilian winger is at the peak of his career, the 2025 Golden Ball being promised to him before the Spanish midfielder Rodri beat him to the post. Another being the fresh relations between the Parisian club and Real Madrid, to which “Vini” belongs, as reported by the media Revealed.
But affording the 2024 Ballon d'or vice, even if the player considers his opportunities open, is not as simple as saying it. First there is the compensation to be paid to the Merengue club, to compensate for the remaining seasons in the 24-year-old player's contract. Extended for four years in 2023, there are two and a half remaining until the end of June 2027. The Football Observatory values them at 240 million euros, Transfermarkt at 200 million euros and Football Benchmark, at 176 million euros.
To recruit Vinicius Jr with certainty, PSG must lift its release clause
The safest way to recruit him for PSG is still to pay the release clause, but it is set at 1 billion euros. Saudi Arabia would be ready for this madness, because it is not constrained by UEFA to financial fair play. Unlike Paris Saint-Germain.
As for salary, Vinicius Jr tripled his by extending his contract exactly a year ago to a day. From now on, he is close to 20 million euros gross per year that the club that wants him will have to increase to convince him to come. Suffice to say that as it stands, the operation remains expensive. For this winter, that's for sure, next summer on the other hand, if it is not extended by then, the situation will become very different for Real Madrid with one, if not the most bankable player currently , in his collective.
