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Vinícius Júnior: Actual Madrid ahead targeted amid Saudi hyperlinks

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Actual Madrid ahead Vinícius Júnior has stated he’s targeted on “persevering with to develop and serving to the most important membership on the planet” regardless of curiosity from Saudi Arabia.

Vinícius scored twice in Madrid’s 5-1 Champions League win over RB Salzburg on the Bernabéu on Wednesday, to make it seven objectives in six UCL appearances this season.

ESPN reported final week that the Saudi Professional League retains an curiosity in signing the Brazil worldwide and made contact along with his entourage final month, having first approached them a couple of attainable deal final summer season.

“My subsequent step is to at all times hold my thoughts on bettering my sport, persevering with to develop, and serving to the most important membership on the planet,” Vinícius informed TNT Brasil on Wednesday. “I dreamed of getting right here, and enjoying with nice gamers. That is my dream, to suppose now, to suppose massive and to have the ability to win extra trophies on this shirt.”

Vinícius didn’t dismiss the thought of a Saudi transfer final summer season, sources informed ESPN, however negotiations didn’t progress, and the gamers’ camp had been conscious that for a deal to occur, Madrid must settle for a switch payment properly beneath his €1 billion ($1bn) launch clause.

Representatives of the Saudi Public Public Funding Fund (PIF), which controls the Saudi league’s high 4 golf equipment, received in contact with Vinicius’ representatives once more in December to clarify that their curiosity stays energetic.

Madrid’s signing of Kylian Mbappé led to some hypothesis that Vinícius — who additionally favours a left-sided ahead position — may now be surplus to necessities on the Bernabéu.

“We’re very proud of Kylian,” Vinícius informed TNT Brasil. “The start is at all times difficult, however he managed to adapt properly. Kylian is such a giant participant that even when he is adapting, he nonetheless scores a number of objectives. Rodrygo and I are going to do all that we will for Mbappé to be high scorer in each competitors, as a result of that is why he got here right here.”

Mbappé is second-highest scorer in LaLiga with 12 objectives, behind Robert Lewandowski on 16, and has three Champions League objectives, with 21 gamers having scored extra.