Real Madrid did not waste time after a season deemed halftone. While Luka Modric legend is preparing to say good goodbye to the Santiago Bernabéu after the Club World Cup, the Madrid management has launched its reconstruction plan … with a completely unexpected target:Vitinha, the Portuguese metronome of Paris Saint-Germain.
According to media informationCentral defense, this is the name of Vitinha that was validated by the new boss of the Madrid bench, Xabi Alonso, to embody the new era of the midfielder. In a wardrobe that has already seen Casemiro and Toni Kroos leave, and who is about to turn the Modric page, he had to take the torch. And in the eyes of the Madrid club, this player may well come from the Parc des Princes.
Vitinha, 24, was one of the most regular and impressive players under the orders of Luis Enrique this season. Its ability to dictate the tempo, its vision of play and its physical volume made it a central element of the Parisian game. But his profile does not only appeal to Paris:In Real, we already see it as the new creative “n ° 8”, capable of guiding Jude Bellingham, Camavonga or Tchouaméniin a midline of the future.
However, this file looks explosive. Real Madrid knows perfectly well thatNegotiate with PSG, especially for a framework, is a path strewn with pitfalls. The Mbappé affair has left deep traces, and Parisian leaders have not forgotten Madrid methods. In addition, Vitinha is under contract with PSG until 2029, with an estimated release clause between 80 and 100 million euros.
But that did not cool Florentino Pérez, quite the contrary. The president of Real is ready to “open the safe” to secure a player who checks all the boxes of the Madrid project.“This is the only profile that can replace Modric in the long term”, would have entrusted a source close to the club.
On the PSG side, the idea of ​​losing Vitinha is unthinkable. Not only was he one of the best players of the season, but he also became aSymbol of the post-mumped project, focused on youth, tactical intelligence and the collective. Luis Enrique, furious at the idea of ​​a departure, would have already informed his management that he will oppose any sale.
But as always in modern football,Everything will depend on the amount put on the table. If Real comes with an offer of 100 million euros and the promise of a key role in one of the biggest clubs in the world, Vitinha could be tempted. He himself has not spoken yet, but according to Portuguese sources, the idea of ​​wearing the white jersey of Real“Fascinates since childhood”.
In the event of departure, it would be a blow for PSG, but also a new show between two powers of European football. After Neymar, Mbappé and Hakimi, a new battle of ego and money is coming. And this time, it is Vitinha who finds himself in the center of the cyclone.
The market is just beginning, but war is already declared.
