JAKARTA - Wing player Vinicius Junior has not yet reached an agreement on a new contract with Real Madrid. There is news that if he leaves Madrid, Vinicius Jr will return home to Brazil and return to the club that raised him, Flamengo. However, the Saudi club, Al Hilal, is still hoping to bring this Brazilian national team player.
There is still no certainty with Vinicius Jr's future at Madrid. The plan to extend the player's contract, which has not been completed, has immediately sparked rumors that Madrid will release Vinicius Jr.
The reason is that the contract of the 25-year-old player will expire in June 2027. If the contract is not immediately extended, Vinicius Jr will be a free transfer at the end of this year. This is what makes the rumors of Vinicius Jr's departure not stop rolling.
Al Hilal have long been eyeing Vinicius Jr. Although he was not released by Madrid, this Saudi Pro League club is still waiting for the opportunity to bring in a winger who has won the Champions League twice and three times the Spanish LaLiga champion.
Finally, the Brazilian elite club that raised Vinicius Jr, Flamengo, wants to bring him back. The news about Vinicius Jr's return to Flamengo has been circulating since 2023.
At that time, he who was returning to Rio de Janeiro came to the Maracana Stadium to watch Flamengo's big match against rival Vasco da Gama. In the big match, Flamengo successfully defeated their rivals. Vinicius Jr's arrival seemed to imply that he would one day return to Flamengo.
The club's sports director Jose Boto also stated that the door 'is always open' for Vinicius Jr. if he wants to return to Flamengo. Only, Flamengo does not want to spend a penny to get its player. This means, the club will wait until Vinicius Jr's contract expires so that it can bring him in for free because he is a free transfer.
"The recruitment was carried out when the contract ended. We don't want to pay a penny to Real Madrid," Boto said as quoted by ESPN.
"The contract is indeed about to end. He also sent me a beautiful gift, namely a jersey that he signed. You will fight to get a player who has really joined," said Boto again.
"But it all depends on Vini and not us. What is clear is that the door is always open for Vini," he said.
Not only Flamengo, but previously Al Hilal was also still eyeing Vinicius Jr. However, club CEO Esteve Calzada revealed that there had been no concrete steps from Al Hilal for the recruitment of Vinicius Jr.
"For now there has been no intensive talks [about Vinicius Jr's transfer]. But if the league CEO says to make a recruitment, then he will try to bring him," said Calzada.
Vinicius Jr was signed by Madrid for 46 million euros in 2017. However, he only moved to Europe the following year when he was 18. Vinicius Jr didn't take long to adapt and immediately rose to prominence in Madrid by winning various trophies.
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