Axel Allag, Media365, published on Friday November 1, 2024 at 5:08 p.m.
If Real Madrid aspires to extend Vinicius Junior's contract, Saudi Arabia still aspires to recruit the Brazilian star. According to information from our colleagues at Foot Mercato, a future in the Saudi Pro League could be written from 2026.
Vinicius Junior, without much doubt, is the main target of a Saudi Pro League which wants to become the equal of the biggest championships in the long term. Under contract with Real Madrid until June 2026, the runner-up for the recent Ballon d'Or has been reinforced by his club, which hopes to reach an agreement for a possible contract extension while negotiations should begin shortly. If Real is active, slowly, in this matter, and the parties are not in any greater hurry than that, Saudi Arabia would not yet have abandoned the idea of the arrival of Vinicius Junior, as confirmed by Relevo and our colleagues from Foot Mercato.
He would become the highest paid player on the planet if he leaves for Saudi Arabia
According to 'FM', the Saudi government would like to place Vinicius Junior in the formation of Al-Hilal, reigning champion of the Saudi Pro League and leader this season. With this in mind, the government would have seen the big picture by going so far as to travel to Madrid to present the project in Saudi Arabia to the last winner of the C1. This in addition to a proposed 4-year contract which would make him the highest paid player on the planet. Presumably, even if it is to be taken with a grain of salt, Vinicius would have accepted the idea of a future in Saudi Arabia but only from 2026, the time, undoubtedly, to recover from his failure during the last Ballon d 'Or and try to win one next season in case of good performances in the Real Madrid jersey.
Vinicius, who had already been offered a salary of one billion euros and a 5-year contract last summer, would therefore have once again weighed the pros and cons of a future in Saudi Arabia. This after having affirmed that he wanted to stay “forever” within the Merengue club in the wake of his hat-trick against Borussia Dortmund in C1 (5-2).
