One week after the 2024 Ballon d’Or award ceremony, Cadena SER, a renowned Spanish radio station, made a significant revelation about a pact between Real Madrid and Vinicius Junior’s entourage. Long before El Clásico, the odds were already stacked.
A few hours before Real Madrid’s return to the Champions League against AC Milan, Carlo Ancelotti addressed Vinicius Junior’s morale. Reportedly feeling down after the unexpected Ballon d’Or 2024 results last Monday, the 24-year-old Brazilian winger is not in a good place. Stunned by the verdict from the France Football voters, who preferred Rodri as Lionel Messi’s successor, Vini is still being monitored by Real Madrid, who do not want to lose him.
The secret agreement between Vinicius’s entourage and Real
A few days after the announcement of the Ballon d’Or 2024 winner, which has caused a stir and continues to raise eyebrows among football fans, Cadena SER, as reported by Defensa Central, made an unexpected revelation. According to the show “Carrusel Deportivo” on the well-known Spanish radio station, the circle around Vinicius Junior was aware of the outcome well before last Monday. Suspecting bad news about their charge since Friday, the Brazilian international’s relatives alerted the Madrid officials.
After reflection, the two parties agreed to keep the bad news under wraps until the end of the Clásico, which was scheduled for Saturday at the Santiago Bernabéu. “Vinicius’s entourage suspected since Friday that he would not win the Ballon d’Or. Real Madrid prefers that no information be communicated to him before El Clásico: they do not want him to lose focus before playing against Barça,” indicated the sports show on ‘La SER’.
The pact that changed nothing
If this pact was meant to allow the player to perform well in this important match, nothing changed. Indeed, in this match that ended with a heavy defeat for Carlo Ancelotti’s team, Vinicius Junior did not shine. Aside from a major miss in front of Iñaki Peña’s goal, the 24-year-old player failed to execute several technical moves. For many, the excitement of going to France on Monday to collect the Ballon d’Or, coveted by all great players, had distracted the young man.
In any case, Real Madrid attempted to play the game to avoid a double setback, but to no avail. Following the decisive defeat that leaves the team nine points behind Barça (with a match in hand), they will need to bounce back in the coming days. Already this Tuesday against AC Milan in the Champions League, Vinicius needs to shine to truly prove that he is not affected by the setbacks experienced a few days ago.
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