Real Madrid rocked as Vinicius Jr 'TEMPTED' by €1 BILLION Saudi offer

Carlo Garganese

• 13 Aug 2024 08:46 BST
• 3 min read

Vinicius Jr is tempted by the world record offer on the table from Saudi Arabia.

That is according to Relevo, who report that the Real Madrid superstar is taking his time to reflect on a truly sensational offer.

The Saudi Pro League have offered Vinicius Jr a €1 BILLION contract.

This would see the Brazilian earn €200m per year over 5 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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Relevo reports that Vini is strongly considering the offer, but that Madrid are also confident that the attacker will reject it.

The Saudi Pro League have made it clear that the offer will remain on the table even if Vinicius Jr does reject it.

Vinicius Jr is considered by many to now be the best player in world football and he is the favourite to win the 2024 Ballon d’Or later this year.

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His rival for the title of world’s best player is probably Kylian Mbappe, who has just joined the Brazilian at Real Madrid on a free transfer.

The pair are expected to play together on Wednesday in the UEFA Super Cup final against Atalanta in Warsaw.

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.

World domination hasn’t yet happened, but this summer the Saudi Pro League is dipping into its limitless pockets once again in search of more global stars.

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