{"id":32488,"date":"2026-05-31T21:21:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T21:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/32488\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T21:21:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T21:21:02","slug":"will-vinicius-jr-stay-at-real-madrid-under-jose-mourinho-strong-signs-update-on-brazilian-forwards-future-plans-following-champions-league-clash-with-the-special-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/32488\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Vinicius Jr stay at Real Madrid under Jose Mourinho? ‘Strong signs’ update on Brazilian forward’s future plans following Champions League clash with the ‘Special One’"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Mourinho return and the Vinicius factor<\/p>\n

Mourinho has reportedly signed a three-year deal to return to the Madrid dugout<\/p>\n

The tension dates back to a Champions League<\/a> knockout clash in February when Mourinho, then managing Benfica<\/a>, found himself at odds<\/a> with the Brazil international. The narrative of Mourinho’s second spell will undoubtedly be dominated by how he manages the 25-year-old, whose status as the club’s premier talent has been challenged both by internal salary negotiations and the arrival of global stars like Kylian Mbappe<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Will Vinicius commit his long-term future? <\/p>\n

Despite the looming presence of Mourinho, there are “strong signs” – according to <\/p>\n

Vinicius has previously called Madrid “the club of my dreams,” but the arrival of the “Special One” could act as a catalyst for change if the relationship does not click. Whether they can find a shared vision and if Mourinho will provide the “unwavering support” the player needs in the face of external pressure will be the defining story of the upcoming La Liga<\/a> campaign.<\/p>\n

Tensions boiling over from the Champions League<\/p>\n

The roots of the friction lie in a heated night at the Estadio da Luz. After scoring a sensational goal, Vinicius was booked for his celebration before alleging <\/p>\n

While UEFA eventually handed Prestianni a six-match ban for a homophobic insult – citing insufficient evidence for the racial remark – it was Mourinho\u2019s reaction that caused the most damage. The Portuguese coach appeared to blame the victim, stating: “You score a goal from another world, why celebrate like that? The same thing always happens in so many stadiums. He\u2019s an out of this world player, I love him. Vinicius tells me one thing and Prestianni tells me another. I want to be balanced.”<\/p>\n

Mourinho\u2019s controversial stance on racism allegations <\/p>\n

Further complicating their future relationship are Mourinho’s specific comments regarding the atmosphere at Benfica. He suggested that Vinicius had incited the crowd, saying: “Yes. I believe so. It should be the crazy moment of the game, an amazing goal. Unfortunately [he was] not just happy to score that astonishing goal. When you score a goal like that, you celebrate in a respectful way.”<\/p>\n

Mourinho also invoked the legacy of Eusebio to defend his former club against claims of a toxic environment. “When he was arguing about racism, I told him the biggest person in the history of this club [Eusebio] was black,” Mourinho added. “This club, the last thing that it is, is racist. They [Vinicius and Prestianni] told me different things. But I don’t believe in one or another. I want to be an independent.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Mourinho return and the Vinicius factor Mourinho has reportedly signed a three-year deal to return to the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32489,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[4965,2598,557,82,7356,83,1236],"class_list":["post-32488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-madrid","tag-benfica","tag-betting","tag-kylian-mbappe","tag-madrid","tag-primeira-liga","tag-real-madrid","tag-uefa-champions-league"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32488"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32488\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}