Josep Pedrerol Stirs up Trouble Between Vinícius and Real Madrid Over the Ballon D'or

Real Madrid is getting closer to facing Atlético de Madrid in the first "euroclassic" of the Champions League round of 16. This knockout stage is a crucial moment in the 24/25 season, as the top continental competition is one of the major titles the white club aims to win every year.

After a league phase of irregular performance and a round of 32 comfortably surpassed, Carlo Ancelotti's pupils face one of their main rivals. Vinícius has spoken about topics like the Ballon d'Or and his renewal in the lead-up to this important match at Santiago Bernabéu, provoking all kinds of comments about it.

The appearance of the verdeamarelo star in the press room is, for Josep Pedrerol, "surprising". Because with his words "he is contradicting the club, which supported him" when it was leaked that he wasn't going to win the 2024 Ballon d'Or. "The club supports him and Ancelotti says publicly 'I didn't go because the club is in favor of Vinícius, he deserved it'", recalls Josep Pedrerol on 'El Chiringuito de Jugones'.

"The whole club saying 'what an injustice with Vinícius' and he comes out saying 'I would have gone to applaud Rodri and the club didn't let me'". After sighing at those words, Josep Pedrerol points out that it could be "the biggest blow Real Madrid has taken in a long time from one of its players. But it must be acknowledged", the veteran journalist points out live.

Possible Differences

Josep Pedrerol interprets Vinícius's statements as a "blow to Real Madrid saying 'they didn't let me go'", something that "is brutal" in his opinion. "I haven't seen anything like it in a long time, that Vinícius tells Florentino or whoever that the plane was ready" to travel to Paris. "And at the last minute, it is decided that no, the club supports Vinícius and no one travels being the best club of the year, with Ancelotti being the best coach", Pedrerol points out.

"No one travels out of solidarity with Vinícius, and Vinícius comes out 'solidarity? they told me not to go'", words that have undoubtedly increased all the discussions around the South American striker. Especially now that his future in Santiago Bernabéu locker room seems to be on the line, due to the offers coming from Saudi Arabia.

Real Madrid's decision, that "no one travels" that the director of 'El Chiringuito de Jugones' talks so much about, wouldn't have affected the relationship between club and player. But the possible discrepancy in the narrative regarding what happened last October 2024 surprises a Josep Pedrerol who doesn't hesitate to give his opinion.

Beyond these differences between the versions of Real Madrid and Vinícius about the last Ballon d'Or, at the Sports City they are fully focused on the "euroclassic". The match to be played at Santiago Bernabéu, in a few hours, could determine the club's competitive prospects this season... and undoubtedly everyone will be watching the footballer wearing the '7' on the home team.