Despite constant speculation on where he stands with Vinícius Júnior, Kylian Mbappé revealed the two players have a “very good relationship” and one common goal: to bring silverware back to Real Madrid.
Ever since Mbappé made the move to the Spanish capital and became the face of Real Madrid, rumors mounted about a potential rift with Vinícius Júnior. The Brazilian suddenly found himself second-fiddle to a French superstar for the second time in his young career in a white shirt.
It did not help matters that the two players struggled to develop chemistry on the pitch. Last season, Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior both scored in just four of the 26 La Liga matches they played together.
The forwards have seemingly put the lows of the 2024–25 season behind them, though. Mbappé shut down any reports of conflict between himself and Vinícius Júnior in an interview with during the October international window.
“I have a very good relationship with Vinícius. Much better this year, we got to know each other much more. He’s a great player and, as a person, a very good one,” Mbappé said.
“Two famous players on the same team sell a lot of papers… We know people talk about us all the time,” the 26-year-old continued. “I normalize it because the day there’s a real problem, hopefully it never happens, I’ll say it’s serious. And people will listen and understand that I mean it.
“This isn’t serious. In the life of a famous footballer, or a Real Madrid player, this isn’t serious,” Mbappé finished.
