Vinicius Jr. makes Real Madrid ‘very upset’, ‘angry’ and considers sale

Vinicius Jr. has made his club, Real Madrid, and its president Florentino Perez “very upset” and “angry” according to SPORTwho cites anonymous sources.

The Brazilian had another unflattering international break with his country, where he again failed to score a goal and lost 1-0 on Tuesday to continental scapegoats Paraguay.

Yet despite his move across the Atlantic last week, Vinicius managed to cause a fresh storm in Spain by making comments about racism in that country on CNN.

“By 2030, we have a lot of room for improvement,” Vinicius said. “I hope Spain can evolve and understand how serious it is to insult someone because of the colour of their skin. If by 2030 things don’t improve, I think we’ll have to change venues,” he added of that year’s World Cup. “Because if a player doesn’t feel comfortable and safe playing in a country where he can be a victim of racism, it’s a bit difficult.”

The remarks saw Vinicius once again spark a national debate, with former Madrid star Paco Buyo saying on the hugely popular TV show: The Chiringuito “It hurts me that Vinicius puts us all in the same basket.”

According to SPORTThe 23-year-old’s club “were embarrassed by the timing and content of these statements”, with president Florentino Perez “very upset”.

Madrid and Perez want the Bernabeu to host the 2030 World Cup final and were unhappy that the interview was published just as the international break took over the calendar.

Due to a lack of activity at the club, he had “no room to manoeuvre” and also could not support the World Cup being held in Spain to boost his chances of hosting the final, as this could have been interpreted as taking a stance against Vinicius’ campaign to combat racism.

In addition to Real Madrid starting to lose patience with some of their players – particularly Brazilians like Vinicius and Rodrygo – for giving interviews ahead of the international break, the club are also “annoyed” by the Ballon d’Or hopeful’s stance on renewing his contract.

The winger is currently refusing to entertain talks over extending his contract which expires in 2027 amid a $552 million (€500 million) offer ready and waiting in Saudi Arabia for his services.

In the Spanish capital, SPORT He says, “they are beginning to not look with a bad eye on the idea of ​​a transfer to Saudi Arabia for a record amount”, but there is also a point on the fact that the starting price of the negotiations would be the release clause of 1.1 billion dollars (1 billion euros) of the Flamengo product.