Vinicius Junior is one of the few players Real Madrid are not considering selling this summer.
The club recently declared they are willing to countenance the departure of any player whose future is not clear, and who has offers in for them.
But with returning boss Carlo Ancelotti throwing his weight behind Vinicius, there is no doubt around the 21-year-old winger.
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The Real Madrid hierarchy believe that – in what will be his fourth season at the club – Vinicius is ready to become a key part of the first XI.
Ancelotti’s coaching should help
The Italian believes he can get more consistency out of the Brazilian, who combined strong moments last season with some disappointing ones.
But even though he was rotated by Zinedine Zidane, Vinicius nonetheless finished the campaign by making the most appearances in the Real Madrid squad with 49.
Though there were some good performances in the final stages of the season, the youngster only registered six goals and six assists.
Increasing those returns will be one of Ancelotti‘s key tasks.
There is a feeling that a number of other young players at the club could be doing more to lighten the load on the old guard, too.
While Vinicius would surely have had suitors if he had been put on the transfer market – and swelled the Real Madrid coffers with his fee – the club never wanted him to leave.
Paris Saint-Germain were one of the clubs interested, and Vinicius could have been a useful bargaining chip in Real Madrid‘s ongoing pursuit of Kylian Mbappe, but it shows how much they rate him by not going down that road.
English clubs were also understood to have made their interest clear – such as Manchester United – but the Brazilian will stay in the Spanish capital for at least another year.
