Real Madrid did not attend the Ballon d'Or gala in Paris in protest over Vinicius' absence, but Barcelona were there.
The Catalans took advantage of Los Blancos' absence to shine, with Lamine Yamal winning the Kopa trophy, Dani Olmo and Pau Cubarsi nominated for awards, and all three on the women's podium belonging to Barcelona.
That's not all they did in the French capital. Relevo revealed that agent Jorge Mendes introduced FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta to Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Vitinha. The Blaugrana have no plans to sign him, but it is emphasized that Mendes usually acts with intentions, even if those intentions do not always come to fruition.
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Barcelona are perhaps one of the teams that arguably have the least need to sign Vitinha, despite his quality, even though football is changing rapidly. Real Madrid had identified his profile as one they would like to sign if they were trying to sign a replacement for Toni Kroos next summer, even though they know signing Vitinha himself might be too difficult.
