Carlo Ancelotti believes that Vinicius Junior will be "choosing glory" by staying at Real Madrid rather than making the lucrative move abroad to Saudi Arabia.

Vinícius Júnior is set to miss his second consecutive La Liga fixture, leaving Real Madrid to take on Real Valladolid without their superstar winger. Real Madrid's attacking trio of Vinícius Júnior, Kylian Mbappé and Rodrygo are finally hitting their stride in the new year.

Real Madrid face Brest on Wednesday in their league phase fixture, and despite a poor campaign until now, they can still finish inside the top 8, which would mean that they progress automatically to

The forward for Brazil is presently a member of Real Madrid, where he has seen success in both LaLiga and the Champions League.

Vinícius Júnior scored his 100th goal for Real Madrid, becoming the 23rd player in club history to accomplish the feat.

Real Madrid eased past Real Valladolid on Saturday night with a 3-0 win, courtesy of Kylian Mbappe’s first hat-trick for Los Blancos. After a tricky opening few months in the Spanish capital,

Carlo Ancelotti has insisted Vinícius Júnior is "very happy" and "wants to make history at Real Madrid" despite interest in the star forward from the Saudi Pro League.

No matter how much and how often Vinicius Junior, and indeed manager Carlo Ancelotti, emphasize that the Brazilian wants to stay at Real Madrid, the Saudi Arabia story refuses to be silenced. Their

Carlo Ancelotti said Vinicius Junior is focused on "choosing glory" with Real Madrid over pursuing a lucrative move to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, ahead of Madrid's crunch Champions League tie with Brest.

Vinicius Junior will reportedly turn down a lucrative multi-million dollar offer to join the Saudi Pro League, with Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti offering insight into the Brazilian winger's decision.