‘Vinicius Jr wins 2024 Ballon d’Or’

Carlo Garganese

25 Sept 2024 13:00 BST
3 min read

Vinicius Jr has won the 2024 Ballon d’Or and already has been notified that he is the victor, according to Marca.

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The 2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony will take place on Monday 28 October at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris.

Real Madrid attacker Vinicius Jr is the red-hot favourite with the bookmakers to win the prestigious prize, with only Man City and Spain midfielder Rodri considered a potential rival to deny him.

Vinicius Jr’s Real Madrid teammates Jude Bellingham and Dani Carvajal are also in the running, but Marca says that the Brazil superstar already knows he is the winner.

The report adds that sponsors Nike have already started plans to rebrand their Madrid store to celebrate Vini Jr’s win after the ceremony.

Vini Jr enjoyed a brilliant 2023-24 season as he inspired Madrid to a Champions League and La Liga double, scoring in the 2-0 final win over Borussia Dortmund in the UCL final.

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© IMAGO - Vinicius Jr scoring in Champions League final

Vinicius Jr summer offer from Saudi Arabia

Vinicius Jr had an eventful summer in the summer transfer market amidst strong reports that the Saudi Pro League offered him a €1 BILLION contract to move to their league.

The offer would have seen the Brazilian earn €200 million per year over five seasons.

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

The plan was 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.

Vini was reported to have strongly considered the offer, but in the end he opted to stay at Madrid.