Vinicius Junior says he wants to stay at Real Madrid “forever” after scoring a hat-trick in the Champions League victory over Borussia Dortmund.
Vinicius Jr. He has expressed his desire to remain in real Madrid “Forever”, the Brazilian international has no desire to leave the Bernabéu In the midst of passion From Saudi Arabia.
The 24-year-old is the favorite to win the 2024 Ballon d'Or thanks to his form for Real Madrid last season, while he scored eight goals and registered seven assists in 14 appearances in 2024-25.
Vinicius scored a hat-trick against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Tuesday night. carlo ancelotiCome back from two goals against to achieve a record 5-2 victory.
The Brazilian has a contract with Real Madrid until June 2027, but there is speculation about his future at the mega-rich clubs in the Saudi Pro League. Al-HilalHe said he wanted his autograph.
Al-Hilal are reportedly willing to spend around £167.5 million to sign Vinicius next year, potentially giving him the chance to become the highest-paid footballer in the world.
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Vinicius wants to stay at Real Madrid “forever.”
However, after his hat-trick against Dortmund, Vinicius said he plans to spend his entire professional career with the reigning Spanish and European champions.
“The important thing is that we believed in ourselves. “It's our house, it's full of our fans, absolutely anything can happen in that situation,” Vinicius said. movie star.
“When we got to the locker room with a 2-0 deficit at half-time, everything was very calm. But we listened to the boss and agreed on one simple thing: if we can score first, we will fight back and win.
“I want to thank the fans for sticking with us because we know we have to improve; our goal every week is to play like we did in the second half from the beginning.
“The boss always finds the right way to make games easier for us. We changed the formation but also the dynamics in the second half. This is our competition and we want to win it again. There is no mistake. I'm still 24 years old and I always want to stay at Madrid and give back to the club that has given me so much.
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Ancelotti pays tribute to the “extraordinary” Vinicius
Real Madrid coach Ancelotti paid tribute to Vinicius' “extraordinary character” after the victory over Dortmund, and the Italian spoke about how his team managed to recover from a poor first half.
“That was the best second half of the season. We put more pressure on Dortmund than until now. Vinicius was an unusual character. “I think we were very nervous in the first half, we started with much less intensity,” Ancelotti told reporters.
“We were very scared. We can play with more energy, risk more than in the first half. But we were a low block and we didn't press hard enough. I know we are a team with a lot of energy. than that.
“At half-time I asked them to correct small details. That's where you can change the mechanics of the game, win duels, make passes and not miss them. We were fast, intense and very focused. The organization is not the most important thing we play, it is the players and their contribution.
Real Madrid's attention will now turn to La Liga, with rivals Barcelona at the Bernabeu on Saturday night.
