At the signing of a four-year contract extension, Vinicius Junior will remain at Real Madrid until the summer of 2027. The Brazil international joined Los Blancos in 2017 at the age of 16, and since then, he has appeared in over 235 games while scoring 62 goals. Vinicius took home the Socrates Award from the Ballon d’Or on Monday night.
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Vinicius Junior, a standout for Real Madrid, has extended his contract with the Spanish powerhouse for another four years.
Vinicius, who won the Socrates Award on Monday night at the Ballon d’Or ceremony for his charitable and social activity activities, is now contracted to the club through the summer of 2027.
The Brazil international joined Los Blancos in 2017 at the age of 16, and since then, he has appeared in over 235 games while scoring 62 goals.
An release on the Real Madrid website stated, “Vini Jr. and Real Madrid C. F. have reached an agreement to extend the player’s contract, linking him to the club until 30 June 2027.”
“Aged 23, Vini Jr. is already one of Real Madrid’s most influential players of recent years.”In the 2022 Club World Cup in Morocco, which Real Madrid won to win the eighth world trophy in history, he was named the Golden Ball winner. He also scored the goal that won the 14th European Cup in the final in Paris.”
On X (previously Twitter), Vinicius went on to say that Real Madrid was his “dream club” and that he was excited for “more titles together.”
With 24 caps for his nation, Vinicius has already won nine trophies with the team, including two La Liga titles and the UEFA Champions League.
However, he has experienced numerous incidents of racial taunts while in Spain; in May, during Real Madrid’s match against Valencia, play was halted for ten minutes.
When Vinicius was substituted late in the second half of Saturday’s El Clasico, La Liga is reportedly probing racist shouts that were directed at the Brazilian.
During his tenure at the club, Vinicius—who has 24 caps for his nation—has won nine cups, including two La Liga crowns and the UEFA Champions League.
Play was halted for ten minutes in the second half of Real Madrid’s May match against Valencia due to racist taunts directed at him during his time in Spain.
As Vinicius was replaced near the end of the second half of Saturday’s El Clasico, La Liga is also looking into reports of racial chanting directed at the Brazilian.
At the Ballon d’Or award ceremony in Paris, the 23-year-old made a commitment to continue battling prejudice.
“I will remain strong in the fight against r/a/c/i/s/m,” he declared. “It is a very sad thing to talk about r/a/c/i/s/m, nowadays, but we have to continue in the fight so that people suffer less.”Receiving this honor and being able to assist a lot of Brazilian kids makes me extremely happy. It is a delight for me to assist as many 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren as I can so they can have a chance, as I had little chance of getting where I have come from.”
During the Ballon d’Or, Didier Drogba, a former player for Chelsea, commended Vinicius and called on the football authorities to take further action to combat r/a/c/i/s/m,.
“Thank you Vinicius, you are not alone in this fight. It’s been going on for too long, way too long,” Drogba said.“I would like to urge football authorities and governments to act. It is time for real action to eradicate r/a/c/i/s/m,, not only in stadiums but everywhere in the world. Thank you.”
