Vinicius responds to Saudi billions

A relaxed and comfortable evening for Los Blancos, who scored five goals against the Austrian side, and Vinicius spoke about several stories surrounding him after the match.

His brace took the Brazilian to 101 goals for Real Madrid, and president Florentino Perez presented him with a commemorative jersey after the match. He thus gets closer to another Brazilian legend.

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“These are incredible numbers (the 101 goals) and being able to surpass Ronaldo, who is one of my idols and a phenomenon… He helped me a lot to score a lot of goals because he gave me a lot of advice. I think he will be very happy that I can surpass him. I have the greatest respect for him,” he explained to TNT Sports Brasil.

He also clarified any suggestion that the arrival of Kylian Mbappé could have negatively altered the dressing room antics.

“The beginnings are always complicated, but he was able to adapt and Kylian is such a great player that even this adaptation allowed him to score many goals. Rodrygo and I will do everything to make him the top scorer in all competitions, because that’s why he came here. »

Despite his repeated declarations of love for Real Madrid, Vinicius continues to be linked with a move to Saudi Arabia. They are reportedly preparing a €350 million bid for Vinicius this summer, but when asked about ‘speculation’ regarding a transfer, Vinicius was quite clear about his intentions.

“Real Madrid. The next step is always to have a clear head, to be able to improve my game, to continue to develop and to help the biggest club in the world, because I dreamed of coming here and being able to play with great players in a such a brilliant season. I think it’s my dream now, to dream big and be able to win more titles with this jersey. »

Vinicius will serve the second match of his La Liga suspension this weekend against Real Valladolid, while the Merengues travel to Nuevo José Zorrilla. Having also missed their match against Las Palmas this weekend, Vinicius will also miss their trip to Brest in the Champions League next week, after picking up a yellow card against Salzburg. This will allow him to clear his scoreboard for the knockout stages of the Champions League.