Vinicius will renew his contract with Real Madrid, will Saudi Arabia's golden yuan offensive be increased?

The reporter reported coldly On April 23, Radio Serre, Marca and Fabrizio Romano revealed that Real Madrid's contract renewal negotiations with Vinicius are progressing well, and the Brazilian winger will renew his contract before the end of the season and continue to work hard to win the Ballon d'Or. It also means that the five-year, €1 billion contract offered by Saudi Arabia for Vinicius at the beginning of the year is not tempting enough.

In February this year, the Saudi Public Investment Fund offered Real Madrid a transfer fee of 300 million euros, and at the same time offered Vinicius a five-year contract with a total annual salary of 1 billion euros, hoping to sign the Brazilian superstar this summer as the new image ambassador of the Saudi league. Given that the Saudi league does not levy personal income tax on foreigners working there, the €1 billion salary contract is the highest in world sports history. At the end of December, Major League Baseball superstar Juan Soto signed a contract with the New York Mets with a total salary of US$765 million (670 million euros), the highest total salary contract for an athlete in the world. However, the contract is for 15 years and has an average annual salary of US$51 million (45 million euros).

At the beginning of this year, Manchester City signed Haaland for another 10 years, and the Norwegian centre-forward was paid £525,000 a week and his contract was worth £273 million (€318 million). The 10-year contract is currently the highest total contract in world football, but it is far from the five-year, €1 billion contract offered by the Saudis for Vinicius. "Marca" revealed that Vinicius's team confirmed at the time that it really evaluated the Saudi contract, after all, this is the world's highest salary with the same annual salary as Ronaldo, and can also become the image ambassador of the Saudi World Cup, as well as advertising contracts from Saudi oil companies, NEOM (New Urban Planning) Group and other consortiums.

Vinicius Jr. last renewed his contract with Real Madrid in 2022 and ends in the summer of 2027, with the Brazilian winger having a total annual salary of €75 million after tax over five years. However, the annual salary after tax has increased year by year over five seasons, from the initial 10 million to the last 18 million euros. In addition, there is a "Ballon d'Or" salary increase clause in the contract - an additional €2 million per season if Vinicius wins the Ballon d'Or. Real Madrid's stance on renewing Vinicius' contract has not changed, and even if the Saudis make a world record offer of 300 million euros, Real Madrid still want to keep Vinicius, Bellingham and Mbappe in the world's superstar combination.

Vinicius' team wants to get a salary on par with Mbappe, with both currently earning around €15 million a year after tax. However, Mbappe received an after-tax signing fee of €40 million when he joined Real Madrid last summer, which is equivalent to an additional €8 million a year for five seasons under contract. Bellingham currently earns €10 million a year after tax, and the England midfielder's agent is also hoping to improve his salary. Real Madrid's hierarchy is more concerned about the contract extensions of Vinicius and Bellingham, and the need to maintain the balance between the three superstars cannot break the salary scale in the dressing room.

The chairman of the Saudi Public Investment Fund had previously spoken with Florentino on the phone, and the Real Madrid president rejected the Saudi's offer on the condition that the Vinicius contract must be activated for 1 billion euros in liquidated damages. However, given that Vinicius Jr. has only two seasons left on his contract with Real Madrid this summer, the Saudi side will continue to launch an offensive, which is the direct reason why Real Madrid has recently accelerated contract renewal negotiations.

As for Vinicius, missing out on the Ballon d'Or last season fueled fighting spirits and he hopes to think about anything else after Real Madrid win the Ballon d'Or. While neither he nor Real Madrid have performed well this season, the Brazilian's team believes Real Madrid have a promising future.

Real Madrid will give Vinicius a salary increase until the summer of 2030. The club and the player team have only not fully agreed on some details, and it is reported that if bonuses are added, Vinicius's annual income will exceed that of Mbappe. However, this will not leave the salary imbalance of Real Madrid's superstar three, as Real Madrid will start the contract extensions of Bellingham and Mbappe in the next two seasons, and a new balance will be formed at that time. Real Madrid's salary accounts for 54% of the club's total expenditure, and there is plenty of room for salaries with the departure of many first-team players such as Luka Modric, Vazquez and Bayejo in the summer.