Since a while rumors have suggested that Rodrygo could be surplus for Real Madrid requirements, but it is perhaps his countryman, Vinicius Jr., who is first from the exit door of Santiago Bernabeu.
That is because it is clear that the salary needs of the player make it very difficult for the club to hold it, not least due to a poor performance level during the 2024/25 season.
Things did not work in attack for Real Madrid
Since Kylian Mbappe arrived, strange, anyway, for long periods of the 2024/25 campaign, 'training' not really in front of Los Blancos.
The Frenchman had scored for the fun and won the Pichichi for Laliga's top scorer in his first season in the Spanish top flight, as well as the European Golden Boot, and yet it counted for nothing when Barcelona won the competition and Spanish cup – really defeated in the final – with Paris Saint -Germain Land -Germain.
In the season we saw both Mbappe and Vini JR go for the same ball and make the same runs in the season, often getting in the way.
Because fingers are generally not pointed in the direction of Mbappe, it is worth seeing if there has been a drop-off in the Vini level.
A year ago he was spoken as the favorite for the Ballon d'Or, and now the headlines generally are about his disruptive personality – who would feed the story about his excessive financial demands.
Only 12 goals last season for Vini Jr.
In 39 games during the 24/25 season he started 31 of them, he was sub -eight for the other eight and immersed in 14 times. Although only a small part of those competitions were spent on the couch, and Carlo Ancelotti could reasonably make an argument for rotation, it was still so often a big call from the Italian.
That said, it was in accordance with the previous campaign when Vini played only 29 times in all competitions, starting in 25 of them only 17 times immersed.
Vinicius Junior Laliga Stats 2024/25Flash score
An elite striker is beautifully reimbursed for their efforts for the goal, but as we can see, the 12 goals of Vini from 24/25 is six less than he managed in 2023/24. Yes, his assistant has risen from five to 12, and if Mbappe takes on the play, some would claim that there is no problem.
Goals, however, are the currency of a striker and 12 goals in all competitions of one of the best attackers in the world is simply not good enough.
Even Barcelona's Ferran Torres, who was essentially the backup of Robert Lewandowski, managed 10 goals last season.
Disciplinary issues continue to burden the Brazilian
11 yellow cards and one red is also more than the eight yellow that he received in 23/24, and although it is apparently true that the player is subject to a disgusting amount of abuse of the terraces, to stay effective on the field that he needs to stay out of trouble and to ignore the idiots in the stands when this does.
Passing has never really been the strong point of Vini, although his accuracy of 79.8% last season is only .1% is worse than the previous campaign and is a reasonable percentage. However, if it is of the opinion that almost all of his teammates in this respect on average in the reach of 80-90% on average, it is difficult to make a matter in terms of overseing that specific shortcoming.
Vinicius Junior passes 2024/25Opta by Statistics Performing Statistics
The only saving grace, for which he rarely seems to get the honor, is his defensive responsibilities. 30 tackles that were made last season does not sound like much, but when Mbappe places only a whole season for eight tackles – much less than anyone – thankful for the industry of the Brazilian to help his defense and midfield.
Al Hilal has a contract of £ 1 billion
Still only 25 and after everything won while he was with Real Madrid, there would be much more from Vini Jr. must come, although Florentino Perez has offered a £ 1 billion contract by Al Hilal, as well as the possibility of becoming the new poster boy of the Saudi Pro League.
Indeed, it is clear that the entourage of the player uses the proposed deal of the Midden -Eastern giant to make the Spanish club considerably increase the current real salary of Vini JR, so that the club is effectively supported in a corner, which is never a good strategy. Although the player himself seems to make all the right sounds.
Despite all his clear skills and ability, and despite the fact that he is still a few years after reaching his peak, there is little doubt that Vini Jr. Take luggage with him – and now just not at the level is that a club like Real Madrid needs him to be.
The fact that more and more of the conversation around him is not aimed at his exploits on the field, speaks volumes and apparently has forced the club hierarchy to evaluate their position again.
That can be bad news for a player who could still have the football world at his feet if he really wanted it.