Spanish reports say Vinícius Junior’s future at Real Madrid is suddenly uncertain, even as Brazil prepare to play their final group-stage match at the 2026 World Cup overnight Wednesday into Thursday. Until recently, the expectation in Spain was that the Brazilian star would sign another contract extension with the club, but that view has now changed.
According to the reports, Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez has decided, for now, not to meet the player’s demands. Even if his position changes later, that is currently his stance, the article says. Because of that, the club believes another team may be willing to accept Vinícius’ terms, and therefore sees no need to renew his deal at this stage.
Vinícius, who began his career at Flamengo, joined Real Madrid in the summer of 2018. Since then he has made 375 appearances in white, scoring 128 goals and providing exactly 100 assists. The reports do not say whether talks are over permanently, only that the situation has taken a more difficult turn and remains unresolved.
