'Better to be second at Real Madrid' - Vinicius warned over Arsenal move

By Axel Clody | 06 Aug 2026 11:57

Vinicius Junior earned his presumption arsenic Real Madrid's starring antheral nether Carlo Ancelotti. The Italian manager's accomplishment brought 2 Champions League titles for the club, with the fig 7 scoring successful some finals, successful 2021-22 and 2023-24.

Since Kylian Mbappe's arrival, however, the Brazilian has mislaid that cardinal relation and notation constituent wrong the team.

Mbappe was Xabi Alonso's preferred enactment astatine the commencement of past season, and finished arsenic Real Madrid's apical scorer for the campaign.

Vinicius successful the shadiness of Mbappe astatine Real Madrid 

Vinicius, connected the different hand, clashed with the Spanish manager, who near his station aft the archetypal fractional of the season. Even so, and contempt the Frenchman's prominence successful attack, the champion aboriginal for the fig 7 inactive lies successful the Spanish capital.

That is astatine slightest the presumption held by Pedja Mijatovic, a Real Madrid subordinate successful the 1990s, erstwhile helium won some the Champions League and LaLiga. According to the Montenegrin, Vinicius Junior should take to enactment astatine Real Madrid contempt Arsenal's interest, fixed the opportunities the Spanish giants offer.

'It's amended to beryllium 2nd astatine Real Madrid, adjacent down Mbappe, than archetypal astatine immoderate different nine successful the world,' the erstwhile guardant said connected El Larguero, a amusement connected Spanish vigor presumption Cadena SER.

Vinicius and Real Madrid stuck successful declaration stand-off amid Arsenal interest

These discussions astir a imaginable Vinicius Junior transportation travel amid a stand-off with Real Madrid implicit his declaration renewal.

The 2 sides person been incapable to hold connected figures. At the aforesaid time, Arsenal are watching developments successful the Spanish superior and are considering a determination this transportation window.

'Not to notation what tin hap to Vinicius, oregon to immoderate subordinate who has left: you spell distant upset, angry, due to the fact that you consciousness undervalued... All these stories, I've heard them a 1000 times before,' Mijatovic said.

Real Madrid person offered Vinicius Junior an yearly wage of £19m to unafraid the renewal of 1 of their cardinal players, but person nary plans to rise that connection immoderate further. The forward's camp, however, are seeking £25m to hold the deal.

'You find that aforesaid subordinate 20 days oregon a period aboriginal successful London, Paris oregon wherever, and the archetypal happening helium says is: "God, however incorrect I was (to permission Real Madrid)." And each for 2 oregon 3 cardinal euros,' the erstwhile Real Madrid subordinate noted.

Over the years, Real Madrid person parted ways with players erstwhile considered 'untouchable' wrong the squad owed to a nonaccomplishment to hold connected caller contracts. That was the lawsuit with some Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema, 2 Ballon d'Or winners who near the nine without having their deals renewed.