TA: Vinicius failure to get the Golden Ball still has an impact; Alonso s Club World Cup will be substituted

Hupu August 9th News TheAthleticUK Real Madrid team reporter Mario Cortegana analyzed Vinicius's contract renewal issues.

A year ago, Vinicius seemed to be at its peak.

In the previous 2023-24 season, he won the Champions League and La Liga championships with Real Madrid, contributing 35 goals in 39 games and making decisive contributions in all aspects.

fans admire him so much that many people believe that even if Mbappe joins, he should continue to stay on the left.

Real Madrid is also very satisfied with him. The board even refused to consider the possibility of selling him to Saudi Arabia when other teams tried to sign him. At the beginning of the new season, he has become a popular candidate for the Golden Globes.

People feel he has finally fully realized his potential and is looking forward to the next game. Unfortunately, after a challenging 2024-25 season and huge personal disappointment, the 25-year-old Brazilian player is in a much worse situation now.

The multiple sources consulted in this article - who requested anonymity to protect the relationship - agreed that despite Vinicius's FIFA Best Player Award last December, failing to win the Golden Globes is still a heavy burden for him.

But over the past six months or so, his contract renewal has also become complicated, and the resulting dissatisfaction has undoubtedly affected his performance on the court. Some players even received booing from fans at the Bernabeu Stadium.

The new head coach Xavi Alonso originally planned to sit on the bench against Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup semi-finals, but Trent Alexander Arnold's injury changed everything, which is enough to show his current form. The cooperation between the coach and the player was not ideal, but it was just the beginning. But the sources around Vinicius — like everyone mentioned in this article, demanding anonymity to maintain the relationship — predicted that “it won’t be an easy season.”