​Vinicius Jr. contract, salary at Real Madrid: What we know about star’s new wage after agreeing six-year deal originally appeared on The Sporting News.
Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.One of the world’s most prominent superstars will be staying put in the Spanish capital. Real Madrid have reportedly agreed to a new long-term contract with Vinicius Jr, ending speculation of a possible exit.The Brazilian, a two-time Champions League winner and one of the best attackers in the world, has been embroiled in somewhat contentious back-and-forth with Florentino Perez and the Real Madrid hierarchy for the last two years about re-upping his contract, rejecting numerous offers and courting the interest of teams elsewhere, specifically Arsenal.In the end, they were able to agree to a deal, with Vinicius staying at the club whose fans largely adore him for his European exploits and his advocacy for societal change.The Sporting News details the numbers it took for Real Madrid to convince their world-famous winger to remain at the club for the long-term.MORE:Why Rodri may be about to reject Real Madrid and sign for BarcelonaVinicius Jr. new contract with Real MadridAccording to multiple reports, Vinicius Jr. has re-upped his Real Madrid contract, signing a six-year deal that runs through the summer of 2032.Vinicius was set to enter the last year of his previous deal, leading to a tense showdown and rumors of a departure to another big club in Europe. In the end, Vini has decided to stay at the Santiago Bernabeu.What we know about Vinicius Jr. salary, wage at Real MadridWhile there is little known at this point of the wage package afforded to Vinicius in his new Real Madrid deal, there are some details we can pull from various reports.According to The Athletic, Madrid’s latest offer was one of increased value from their previous proposals. While it’s not specified in the report if the offer meets the €30 million ($34.6 million) per year demanded by the player during negotiations, it was clearly enough to bridge the gap. The report, from David Ornstein and Mario Cortegana, indicated that Vinicius was insistent on a renewal bonus — similar to a signing bonus — being included in the deal, while also requesting plenty of performance-related add-ons.The new deal almost surely represents a significant increase from not only his old wages, but even the initial offer Real Madrid had tabled.According to The Times, which cites Spanish publication AS, Madrid had previously offered a new take-home salary of around €20m ($22.8m), which comes out to around €28.5m ($32.5m) gross. However, Vinicius had demanded a much higher wage more in line with Kylian Mbappe, the club’s highest earner, who is paid around €31m ($35.4m) gross plus a significant bonus on top of that.The talks ended what felt like “periods of significant distance between the parties” as The Athletic put it, bringing the two sides together in a way that ha