- Saudi Arabia reportedly wanted to make Vinicius Jnr ‘the face of their division’
- A second Real Madrid player has reportedly been targeted by the PIF
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Saudi Arabia have reportedly targeted a move for a second Real Madrid star, after previous interest in signing Vinicius Jnr.
Vinicius reportedly turned down the chance to make a lucrative move to the Saudi Pro League, after his representatives were contacted by the Public Investment Fund delegation – working on behalf of the country’s Ministry for Sport.
The PIF were said to be looking to persuade the 24-year-old to become the face of the league ahead of the 2034 World Cup in the country, while other reports suggested his pay packet would be worth 13 times more than his Real Madrid salary.
It has now been reported that a club and country team-mate of Vinicius has been approached by Saudi Arabia.
Ge.Globo have reported that the PIF contacted the agents of Eder Militao earlier this week, to see if there was any interest in a move to Saudi Arabia.
Eder Militao is the latest player who has been subject to links to the Saudi Pro League
Militao (second left) played the full duration of Real Madrid’s UEFA Super Cup win this week
Real Madrid team-mate Vinicius Jnr reportedly turned down a move to the Saudi Pro League
It’s said that discussions are still at an early stage though a deal is ‘far from simple’.
Militao is said to be emotionally attached to Real Madrid, which would make it difficult to persuade the 26-year-old to leave the Santiago Bernabeu.
Despite their success in LaLiga and Champions League last season, Militao endured a frustrating 2023-24 campaign.
He suffered a cruciate ligament tear in their first league game of the season against Athletic Bilbao, and didn’t make his return until the return game against the same opposition on March 31.
Militao hopes to be more heavily involved this season, and he played the full duration of their 2-0 UEFA Super Cup victory over Atalanta on Wednesday.
Saudi Arabia’s potential pursuit for Militao is made difficult by Real Madrid’s lack of defensive options, and given that the…