The Daily Sports Daily wrote an article discussing the current conflict between Vinicius and Real Madrid, and said that the players seem to be determined to confront Real Madrid and have accumulated more reasons for being transferred to Saudi Arabia rather than reasons for renewal.
In 2021, in order to commemorate the renovation of the Bernabeu Stadium, a sentence that Distefano said was placed at the end of the player channel, reminding Real Madrid players: "No player can be better than everyone else."
Recently, Vinicius seems to have completely forgotten this famous saying, and he seems to insist on fighting against the club. His actions with his agent at the negotiating table completely violated his public remarks. He repeatedly emphasized that he wanted to stay in the team, but his position in the contract renewal negotiations was completely opposite. He asked to be the maximum salary in the team, surpassing Mbappe. Since the arrival of Mbappe and Bellingham, Vinicius feels that his team's star status has been threatened.
Intentionally leaked information
Vinicius did not understand why Real Madrid prioritized Mbappe, and the latter's salary was higher than him. He demanded an annual salary of about 25 million euros in the contract renewal negotiations, which would break Real Madrid's salary structure. The club will never consider giving him an annual salary of more than 20 million euros.
Both sides intentionally leak information in response to the negotiations to consolidate their respective positions. The player denied his intention to exceed Mbappe's salary and tried to separate his demand from the French. The club released news that Brazilians hoped their salaries were on par with Mbappe because this was actually the solution the club considered to solve the problem without destroying the existing system.
The facts are very different from what both sides say. Negotiations have broken down because Real Madrid does not consider approaching the nearly 25 million euros annual salary required by the player's agent and renews the contract until 2030.
Three problems Vinicius faces now
After the club rejected his annual salary requirement, Vinicius faced three other problems.
First of all, his performance declined. After losing in the Golden Globes competition, his performance began to become irrelevant. His breakthrough ability and goal contribution have dropped significantly, coupled with the provocations of opponent fans (called him "beach ball"), the past six months have been a torment for him.
The second problem is that Alonso takes over Ancelotti. Alonso also made it clear that Mbappe would be given priority if he had to choose. In fact, Alonso planned to let Vinicius substitute in the Club World Cup against Paris, but Arnold was injured at the last moment and the Brazilian returned to the starting lineup. The coach discovered his compatibility issue with Mbappe, which destroyed the Real Madrid built by Ancelotti. Alonso's decision to do this was to let Vinicius take the bench.
The third problem is the boredom of fans. They were tired of Vinicius putting personal interests above the club, and many voices asked Real Madrid to sell him to Saudi Arabia, and the rich there wanted to sign him. Last season, Vinicius challenged the Spanish national team's bench at the Bernabeu, causing controversy. Many fans think he doesn’t have the values of the club, and Valverde or Bellingham are more representative.
Therefore, Vinicius's situation at Real Madrid is currently extremely complicated. He has accumulated more reasons to be transferred to Saudi Arabia than reasons to renew his contract. Florentino has not given up yet, but there has also been an early warning within the club: behind the confrontational attitude of the players and their agents, he is intent to leave the team, rather than staying at Real Madrid as he said.