Vinicius Contract Renewal Discussion

Vinicius hasn't renewed, and as of today, on January 1st, Vinicius

can negotiate with whoever he wants.

Yes, well, if you speak to the parties,

they say they want to reach an agreement,

but unless Tomás corrects me,

since he has better information than I do in this case,

there is still no agreement for Vinicius's renewal.

Both parties say they are in favor of reaching an agreement,

but I think it is not yet

financially finalized to be able to say,

that Vini will definitely renew his contract with Madrid.

I can't argue with you much because the thing is,

and it's true that it's a bit contradictory,

the club says,

there probably won't be a problem because our intention is to renew and have him stay,

and we believe it will be done,

and if you speak to Vini's people,

they tell you his only desire is to stay at Madrid,

leaving Madrid is not on his mind, and we are practically bound to reach an agreement.

But, curiously, for already, without exaggerating, eight or nine months,

there has been no meeting because the last time there was a huge financial disagreement

because Vinicius's initial request, at least when negotiations started,

to renew, was to earn the same as Mbappé,

and Madrid already made it clear to him that he won't earn the same as Mbappé.

So the question is,

if Vinicius or his agent call the club and tell them,

hey, we accept, I don't know, five, six,

seven million less than what Mbappé earns, then there will surely be a renewal.

But if it is on the terms where Vinicius and his agent had initially positioned themselves,

then I think there would be no agreement.

So, I want to think, as they say there will be an agreement between both parties,

that Vinicius is going to lower his financial demands, which I also think would be reasonable,

because I think it's absurd to believe,

I know that Vinicius was decisive in the 14th and 15th,

but you have to understand hierarchical roles in a club just like in a company.

And it's clear that Madrid's franchise player is Mbappé, and on top of that, in the World Cup,

even though he didn't make it past the semifinals, he became the top scorer in World Cup history,

he was the Golden Boot of the World Cup,

this year he has been the Golden Boot of the Champions League,

the top scorer of La Liga, meaning,

his individual numbers protect him,

and Vini is a player who is highly loved by almost all Madrid fans,

but he is a player who has not been as outstanding,

and therefore he has to understand that he can't earn the same as Mbappé, it's that simple.