Real Madrid are prepared to sanction the sale of Brazilian winger Vinicius Junior if the right offer comes in, according to reports.
However, if the Brazil international forward is to leave Real Madrid, the deal would need to smash all kinds of records, with the Spanish giants demanding €250 million (£217m/$290m) for Vinicius .
Few teams can afford to meet that asking price, but big-spending sides in the Saudi Pro League could.
Vinicius is yet to sign a new deal at Madrid and reports in the past have claimed the South American could be handed a contract worth €1 billion (£868m/$1.2bn) in Saudi Arabia.
Vinicius Junior celebrates after scoring Brazil’s fifth goal during the international friendly between South Korea and Brazil at Seoul World Cup Stadium on October 10, 2025 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
With Kylian Mbappe now the main man at Santiago Bernabeu, Vinicius could be given a chance to explore a new challenge.
Sky Sports reports that: “Vinicius Junior is no longer untransferable to Real Madrid! The club is reportedly seriously considering a sale to Saudi Arabia next summer. The expected amount? No less than €250 million for the Brazilian star. A scenario that seemed unthinkable just a few months ago.”
Vinicius is only tied to a contract in Spain through to the summer of 2027, meaning that some big decisions on his future are fast approaching.
This season, he has registered five goals and four assists through 10 appearances.
It has been claimed that Al-Ahli are in “direct talks” with representatives of the Brazilian superstar. They are supposedly prepared to table a bid that would eclipse the world-record €222m (£193m/$257m) transfer that took Neymar away from Barcelona and over to Paris Saint-Germain in 2017.
