Real Madrid fear Vinicius Jr will QUIT as Chelsea prepare bid

Carlo Garganese

• Updated: 5 Nov 2024 08:35 GMT
• 3 min read

Real Madrid are increasingly concerned that Vinicius Jr will leave the club as Chelsea join the race for the Brazilian star.

That is according to Marca, who report that Madrid have failed to convince Vinicius Jr to pledge his long-term future at the club and are now at the mercy of the attacker deciding for himself to stay.

The feelings are that there is a very real risk that this could be Vini Jr's last season at Madrid before he quits next summer for a new challenge.

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Vinicius Jr's contract expires in 2027 but the consensus is that Madrid will sell him if he hasn't signed a contract extension by next June.

Marca adds that Chelsea have now joined the race to sign Vini Jr.

The winger has a world record offer on the table from Saudi Arabia but Chelsea could rival it.

Vini Jr has a €1 BILLION contract on the table from Saudi Arabia.

This would see the Brazilian earn €200m per year over five seasons.

The offer is 20 times higher than what he currently earns at Real Madrid.

The plan is to make Vinicius Jr the face of the Saudi Pro League, and for him to also be a key ambassador for their hosting of the 2034 World Cup.

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Marca confirms that PSG and Man Utd are also watching developments closely.

Vini is said to be strongly considering the offer from Saudi Arabia, having first been presented with the contract during the summer.

Chelsea, like United, would not be prepared to offer Vinicius Jr the same crazy salary that the Saudi Pro League can, but believe the promise of a new challenge in the 'best league in the world' could tempt Vini.

They also hope to play on the fact that Vini is upset at not winning the Ballon d'Or and believes that the politics related to playing for Real Madrid are a reason for this.

Saudi Pro League riches

Saudi Arabia took the football world by storm during the 2023 summer transfer window as some of Europe’s most well-known players left the continent in order to join the nouveau richest league in the sport.

Cristiano Ronaldo had already made the move to Al-Nassr, but he was joined in the Saudi Pro League by Neymar, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Kalidou Koulibaly, Ruben Neves, Roberto Firmino, Jordan Henderson, Aymeric Laporte, N’Golo Kante and Karim Benzema, among several others.

The summer of 2024 was a quieter affair but the Saudis plan to spend big again in 2025.

Could Vinicius Jr be the next superstar to move to Saudi Arabia?