Vinícius Júnior wants to expand horizons and has big plans for it. After a dream year, winning titles and being proclaimed The Best of 2024, he knows what his next step is: buying a soccer team. This is the information that ESPN has discovered, indicating in which country the chosen club would be: Portugal.
Vinícius Júnior's plan is clear: buy a team in Portugal's Second Division. He wouldn't be the first active player to do something like this. Recently, we've seen it with his teammate Mbappé, acquiring SM Caen in France. A few years ago, Gerard Piqué bought Andorra, in Spain's lower divisions.
At 24 years old, Vinícius Júnior wants to explore his business side to diversify his enormous fortune. The next step is to become the youngest owner in history to own a soccer team. He's looking into it carefully, joined by his representation agency, Roc Nation. He has a lot of money and wants to use it.
Considering his great contacts in the sports world... it shouldn't be ruled out that Vinícius Júnior might be joined on this adventure by some big NBA or NFL star. So far, nothing is advanced, although it's true that his target is in Portugal and he's going all out to achieve it.
Vinícius Júnior, Target of Arabia: Many Millions at Stake
Vinícius Júnior could leave Real Madrid next season. In Saudi Arabia, they are closely following the forward's season, who continues to shine in the jersey of the best team in the world. Nothing is ruled out, and the possibility of him making a U-turn in his career is on the table, having already won all possible titles.
The intention in Arabia is to go after Vinícius Júnior again during the summer of 2025. The PIF wants him in their league, and not just in any way... Because the idea is for him to sign with Al-Hilal, replacing a compatriot who isn't performing as expected: Neymar.
At the moment, Vinícius Júnior's value already reaches 200 million, but the reality is that Florentino is clear that he will only leave Real Madrid if they pay his clause. The buyout price of his contract is, no less, 1 billion euros.
The PIF has everything ready to try to convince him, with a proposal of 1 billion euros for Vinícius Júnior spread over five years. In return, he would play in Arabia for those five years and be the face of the 2034 World Cup bid that Arabia is going to organize.