Vinicius Jr named the club he would join amid Manchester United transfer links

Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr has already named the one club he wants to join should he leave the Bernabeu and unfortunately for Manchester United it is not them.

United were surprisingly linked with a transfer for the 23-year-old winger this week after a report surfaced in Spanish newspaper Sport. It claimed Real are open to selling Vinicius in a bid to drum up funds for their acquisition of Kylian Mbappe.

PSG's superstar is out of contract at the end of the season however his £30m per year wage demands will cost the La Liga giants £150m over the course of his deal. Therefore, Los Blancos are open to offers for their Brazilian around the £130m mark.

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It was then suggested Sir Jim Ratcliffe may be willing to match that price tag in the summer as he looks to make a marquee signing for the club. Of course, it is not so simple as United having the funds to offer the forward and him coming to Old Trafford.

They would need to sell the club to Vinicius and with United unlikely to reach the Champions League group stages next season, this might be tough. Added to this is the player's unwillingness to leave the Spanish capital as this stage in his career.

The 23-year-old has named Flamengo as the only club he would choose to join should he leave Real. In an interview with France Football and L'Equipe last year, he explained: "I think I could stay here my whole career, but the club of my life is Flamengo.

"I promised my father I would go back one day. I have to keep this promise.

"I love life here in general, and it's going well for my family too. When my loved ones walk around, they are recognised and they