Despite a convincing victory against Sevilla on Saturday night, highlighted by Kylian Mbappé’s record-breaking performance, Vinicius Jr drew attention for the wrong reasons.
Booed when Carlo Ancelotti substituted him late in the match, the Brazilian forward later changed his social media profile picture to one of himself wearing the Brazil national team jersey, a gesture that many fans interpreted as provocation.
The situation has only worsened since. Vinicius Jr left for Dubai amid mounting criticism, while discontent at the Bernabeu continues to grow. According to Marca, 86% of Madrid supporters now believe the club should sell him, convinced that his relationship with the fans has reached a point of no return. Many had already expressed irritation at his attitude on the bench during the Copa del Rey match against Talavera, and recent events have only deepened that frustration.
Inside the club, however, the message differs. Real Madrid’s management continues to back the player and pushes to secure a contract extension before the end of the season to prevent him from entering the final year of his deal. This stance clashes with Xabi Alonso, whose relationship with the former Flamengo player remains tense, and with a section of the fanbase. The dressing room, though, has made its choice. Kylian Mbappé, Jude Bellingham, and Endrick publicly showed their support on social media, reinforcing Vinicius Jr’s standing within the squad, even as his goal drought stretches to 14 matches and the debate around his future intensifies.
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🚨Kylian Mbappe is Selfish🚨 In as much as we are all concerned and complaining about Vini’s dip in form , Mbappe also has a role to play here. Kylian Mbappe is being selfish and no one seems to be talking about it. That his Selfish football he was playing for PSG is the same selfish football he’s playing for Real Madrid. Mbappe don’t really care about the team’s performance, all he cares about is to Score goals , break and set records. When Kylian arrived in Real Madrid, things were going wrong for him. He wasn’t scoring and it got to a time most Madridistas started regretting his signing. In that difficult moment of Kylian Mbappe, it was Vini Jr. that stood up for him. Vini was passing all the balls to him ( Mbappe ) so he can score goals. Vini even allowed Mbappe to be taking penalties , Vini was the main penalty taker in the Ancelotti era. I remember one particular game , Vini won a penalty and decided to give it to Mbappe because he was struggling. Mbappe missed that penalty , Real Madrid went on to win the game though. Carlo Ancelotti didn’t like what happened on the pitch , after the game Carlo Ancelotti told the press how he was angry because Vini didn’t take the responsibility but gave it to Mbappe. Even with this , Vini still didn’t stop feeding Kylian Mbappe with more passes and also allowing him to be taking penalties. Something Ancelotti didn’t like , because Vini was his main penalty taker. Vini’s poor performance last season was because of Mbappe , he was helping Mbappe to settle in. Vini gave up one whole season just for Mbappe to shine. And fast forward this season , Vini is going through same issues and all Mbappe cares about it his goal scoring records. Mbappe don’t pass to Vini when he sees him at the right place , he will rather shoot the ball or pass it back to the midfield. There are some penalties Mbappe should have allowed Vini to take, so Vini can boost his confidence in front of goal. Vini has gone 14 games in all competitions for Real Madrid without scoring, and Mbappe is not even showing any sign of helping the same person who helped him to settle in Real Madrid. In those 14 games , we had some penalties that Mbappe should have given it out to Vini Jr. Mbappe is not even feeding Vini with passes in front of goal. As Madridistas , we will one day have to accept the reality and the bitter truth, that Vini and Mbappe can’t play together. The reality will hit us soon , we can’t pretend anymore.