Vinicius Jr sets record straight on Real Madrid future amid Saudi links

The Brazilian joined Real Madrid in 2018 from Flamengo and since then he has gone on to become one of the world's best players.

Vinicius Jr was narrowly pipped to the 2024 Ballon d'Or by Manchester City's Rodri after a stellar 2023/24 campaign but things have not been as rosy for the winger since then.

His goal contributions have taken a nosedive following the summer arrival of Kylian Mbappe from Paris Saint-Germain and in that time, speculation has mounted that he may head to the Middle East.

However, the 24-year-old appears to have ruled out an exit from the Santiago Bernabeu anytime soon.

"I'm very calm, because I have a contract until 2027 and let's hope we can renew my contract as soon as possible," Vinícius told a pre-match news conference on Monday.

"I'm happy here, playing with the best players in the world, the best coach (Carlo Ancelotti), the best president (Florentino Perez), where everyone loves me. I couldn't be anywhere better than here."

When asked if he could "guarantee" that he would extend his contract, Vinícius said: "I'm here to make history, with everything this club has given me.

"Let's hope I can score more goals, play more games in this shirt. My dream as a kid was playing here. Now I'm here, I can win a lot more and go down in the history of this club, which is difficult with all the great legends who've played here."

Despite these comments, Saudi league figureheads may still not give up on trying to lure him to their lucrative division.

TEAMtalk previously revealed that Madrid could receive a world-record bid for Vinicius Jr as the Saudi league tries to enhance its prestige.

However, Los Blancos are in a strong position as he has more than two years left on his contract and his deal includes a 1 billion euros release clause.

We understand that a Saudi offer in the region of 350 million euros could be lodged but it seems Vinicius Jr has no intention of departing the Spanish giants for the foreseeable future.

Our sources have also confirmed that Madrid are working on a new deal for the Brazilian, who wants to be paid the same as team-mate Mbappe - who is said to earn around 36 million euros a season. 

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