For months already, the Madrid press has evokes a very pronounced interest of Saudi Arabia for Vinicius Jr. The Saudi government, which manages the transfer window of its biggest clubs via the PIF, thus wishes to make Brazilian the big star and the face of his championship. At the same time, Real Madrid discusses an extension with the player, not insensitive to the Saudi interest.
And now Marca makes a sacred revelation. We thus learn that it was Vinicius JR – via his agents – who proposed to the Saudi League in 2023, during a meeting requested by the features of the star. It was therefore the entourage of the player who thus contacted the Saudi leaders first, and not the reverse. And the interest was quickly reciprocal …