Jesé Reveals Real Madrid's Message to Vinícius so He Doesn't Go to Saudi Arabia

Real Madrid seems to have slightly quelled all the rumors about Vinícius Jr. The verdeamarelo footballer has become one of the targets of the European football elite for some time now, but his most active offers are in Saudi Arabia. Already during the summer of 2024, the first moves from that country were sensed, but the '7's commitment seemed unbreakable.

His defeat in the Ballon d'Or, in October 2024, reopened the debate regarding his continuity in Santiago Bernabéu locker room. Since then, the rumors about Vinícius's sporting future have joined the white team in the fight for the LaLiga leadership and the qualification for the Champions League play-offs.

The comments in this soap opera place teams like Al-Hilal preparing multimillion-dollar offers. The latest approach orchestrated by the clubs of the Saudi Pro League, according to The Telegraph, would be valued at about 240 million euros. Real Madrid, since this soap opera began, has been clear in its response: whoever wishes to sign Vinícius before his contract ends must pay his release clause.

Those 1 billion euros that appear in the link between the São Gonçalo striker and the entity presided over by Florentino Pérez have kept Saudi Arabia away so far. Opinions around this 'case' continue to grow, and one of the latest to leave his particular comment is a former merengue footballer: Jesé, a former youth player and first-team player.

Everything Has a Purpose

Jesé was a great talent forged in La Fábrica and was destined to be Cristiano Ronaldo's successor in Santiago Bernabéu locker room. But injuries seriously undermined his chances of succeeding in the European football elite, and now he is playing in a Malaysian first division club. Despite everything, he is an authorized voice to speak about the 'Vinícius case'.

"If I were Vinícius, I wouldn't go to Saudi Arabia. He's in the best club in the world", states a footballer who knows perfectly well what he's talking about. Jesé is against Vinícius leaving Real Madrid to go to Saudi Arabia despite the enormous amounts of money offered to him in that country.

The former white forward also reveals that Vinícius's first captaincy wouldn't be a coincidence. "I think the club sent a message by giving him the captain's armband", he commented on 'El Larguero'. The fact that the Brazilian footballer was the captain in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals would be an additional incentive to ensure his continuity, a gesture from the club.

Real Madrid points to Vinícius as one of its new leaders both on and off the field by placing the captain's armband on him, according to Jesé Rodríguez. From the Valdebebas offices, they continue working to make the South American footballer's renewal a reality before it's too late... and he chooses to leave the capital of Spain heading to Saudi Arabia.