Madrid opened negotiations in January to extend Vinicius Jr’s contract, which was renewed in 2022 until 2027. It was at a meeting at their Valdebebas training complex, attended by senior figures from the club and, on the player’s side, two agents and his father.

Vinicius Junior reportedly demanded a salary package comparable to the club-record wage Real Madrid handed out to Cristiano Ronaldo at his peak during increasingly tense negotiations over a new contract.

Real Madrid and Vinicius Junior had agreed to a new deal that would have kept the Brazilian at the club long-term, but after the demands changed on the player’s end, the two parties are no longer