Real Madrid don make improved contract offer to Vinícius Júnior since di World Cup, according to sources wey ESPN talk to. Di club don resume talks wey don stall for almost one year, and dem don increase wetin dem dey ready to pay.
Di speculation about di Brazil star im future don plenty for recent weeks. Im current contract with Real Madrid go expire for June 2027, and Premier League champions Arsenal dey interested for am.
Madrid don now offer Vinícius around €22 million per year, wey be say na increase from wetin di club don dey offer for negotiations over di last two seasons. But di sources no reveal how long di new contract go take.
However, di gap between Madrid latest offer and Vinícius Júnior demands still big. Di player dey demand around €30 million, and di difference remain significant. E still unclear wetin be di duration of di proposed extension.
If e no renew im contract, di winger fit leave Bernabéu as free agent at di end of dis coming season. From January, e fit sign pre-contract with any other club.
Sources tell ESPN say di player and im agents believe say at 26 years old, dis go be di contract wey go define Vinicius im career. Dem believe say Madrid suppose properly recognize wetin di star don do for di club since e join for 2018, including scoring for two Champions League finals.
ESPN also report last week say Madrid go dey open to possibility of Vinicius departure dis summer, if dem no reach agreement on contract extension.
Vinicius don return to training on Monday after im post-World Cup holiday. E undergo medical tests and don train with im teammates and di new coach José Mourinho.
