He's close to Florentino and sets a date for Vinícius's contract renewal: 'Before January'

Real Madrid is working, from a different angle, to make Vinícius Jr.'s contract renewal a reality. The verdeamarelo footballer seemed ready to extend his current contract with the white club beyond 2027, but the current situation is completely opposite to that ideal assessment. Doubts about his future are the order of the day.

The accounts regarding what happened with the São Gonçalo striker leave quite a few doubts. What does seem clear is that neither party is actively negotiating to reach the renewal. Joaquín Maroto, on Ramón Álvarez de Mon's channel, has emphasized the lack of information available on the matter.

He points out, in fact, that "What I have are hunches" about Vinícius's situation. "I've come to the conclusion that Vinícius has the legitimate aspiration to earn more money, even though he already earns a lot", given his extremely high financial demands. From the Valdebebas offices, they've been very clear: they won't match his salary to Kylian Mbappé's.

Joaquín Maroto points out that "Of the three parties" involved in the tough negotiations over the renewal terms, "two are in agreement, which are Vinícius and Madrid". The remaining one, the entire entourage of the '7' merengue, "is playing hard to get". Those closest to the carioca player are pushing for more money to be included in his renewal, a trend that has an important caveat.

Unexpected change

The journalist from As makes it clear that "Vinícius isn't stupid", in addition to being "very much a Madridist. When the moment of truth arrives, which will be in the coming months, probably before January, Vinícius will renew with Real Madrid without major problems". Joaquín Maroto's statement sets a definitive date, according to his information, for that signing.

The doubts caused around the materialization of that extended contract, the veteran reporter believes, are centered on those surrounding the São Gonçalo striker in Madrid. "This kind of arm-wrestling with Florentino doesn't go well for him, I think Vinícius knows it. If he doesn't know it, then someone should tell him", Joaquín Maroto recalls on Ramón Álvarez de Mon's channel.

Now not many are betting on a Vinícius renewal, but the As reporter goes further: he has no doubt that "they're going to reach an agreement. Or that they already have an agreement, but it needs to settle a bit" to gain some distance from the controversies and the incessant rumors about his future away from the white locker room.

The approaches from the Saudi Pro League, the latest valued at €350 million, are a constant source of instability in the 'Vinícius case' that has been ongoing for weeks. Real Madrid is working to solve it as soon as possible, Joaquín Maroto points out, waiting patiently for the decision of one of its best footballers.