Chelsea have entered the picture to sign Brazilian superstar Vinicius Junior, while the Spanish media is divided over whether he will accelerate contract negotiations with Real Madrid.

Much has been said about Vinicius’ state of mind and his future after his recent Ballon d’Or snub. Many fans and journalists expected the winger to win the award, but shortly before the start of the event it emerged that the Manchester City midfielder , Rodri, was in line to lift the coveted trophy.

furious that Vinícius would not receive the trophy, everyone from real Madrid decided to ignore the event completely.

Rodri won the Ballon d’Or, becoming the first Premier League star to do so since Cristiano Ronaldo in 2008.

Since that great disappointment, there has been speculation that Vinicius could try to leave Madrid.

According to Spanish media brand and ReliefChelsea have joined the race to sign the lethal striker. Enzo Maresca’s men are ‘following’ Vinicius’ situation and will get to work if they know that he wants to face a new challenge.

But Chelsea are not the only ones looking at Vinicius. Premier League rivals Manchester United were named as a possible suitor last week.while Paris Saint-Germain would love to add him to their forward line.

PSG hopes to take ‘revenge’ on Madrid for the departure of Kylian Mbappé by taking Vinicius to France in a highly successful transfer.

Further away, the Saudis are monitoring Vinicius. They have put together an impressive contract offer for the 24-year-old – rumored to be worth up to €1bn over five years – but understand it will still be difficult to convince him to leave Europe.

Madrid does not want to lose Vinicius under any circumstances and has contacted those around him to inform them that they want to start contractual negotiations.

The full-back’s current contract runs until June 2027 and Madrid wants to give him an excellent new contract to put an end to all exit links.

Some sectors of the Spanish press claim that Vinicius has rejected the opportunity to enter into contract negotiations with Madrid because he wants to arouse the interest of rival teams.

brandHowever, he affirms that Vinicius does He intends to renew his contract in the Spanish capital because he is very happy in Madrid and aspires to win the Ballon d’Or next year.

The Flamengo youth squad hoped to take advantage of this year’s Ballon d’Or victory to ensure he received the best possible contract offer from Madrid.

That plan has been thwarted by Rodri, although Vinicius can still use the Saudis’ huge contract proposal as leverage against Madrid.

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Chelsea plot an elite signing

Chelsea Fans would be delighted to see Vinicius join their club as he is one of the most lethal attackers in the world and would surely succeed in the Premier League.

Chelsea already have several players capable of operating on the left wing, including Jadon Sancho, Pedro Neto and Mykhailo Mudryk.

But Vinicius is a clear improvement on those stars and would solve Chelsea’s problems on the left wing for good.

Unfortunately for Maresca, it will be difficult to convince Vinicius to swap Madrid for Chelsea. Maresca has just started his project at Stamford Bridge and his team is not yet at the level necessary to compete for the highest honors such as the Premier League and the Champions League.

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Meanwhile, Chelsea have been told a £35m (€41.6m/$45.4m) bid will be needed to reunite Maresca with Leicester star Mads Hermansen.

Maresca highly values ​​the goalkeeper after the two worked together last season.

Hermansen is an option that Chelsea are considering in case they need to find a new number one to replace Robert Sánchez.

According to journalist Ben Jacobs, signing Hermansen will cost £35m, although Chelsea may not need him as they already have “extremely” talented stopper Mike Penders on their books.

Separate reports in Spain suggest that Chelsea are Ready to listen to offers for 107 million pounds (127.3 million euros / 138.8 million dollars) for the signing of Enzo Fernández.

Maresca has decided to bench Fernández because he prefers to rely on Moisés Caicedo and Romeo Lavia in midfield during the most important games.

It is claimed that the Chelsea board are “concerned” by the Argentine’s lack of playing time. They don’t want Fernández’s transfer value to plummet while he warms the bench.