By Lucia Vega, Bernabéu Bloodletting
Madrid – October 31, 2025
The Bernabéu’s lightning rod just got unplugged: Vinícius Júnior’s tear-streaked “apology” video—28 million views, zero mention of Xabi Alonso—hasn’t thawed the ice; it’s triggered his €180 million execution. Florentino Pérez, in a 3 a.m. Valdebebas war council leaked to Marca, decreed:
Skeptics scoffed at dawn: Vini, 14 goals already, exiled for ego? Yet the fracture is fatal. Post-Clásico tunnel audio—“F*** you, Xabi!” plus physio’s fractured wrist—spawned Alonso’s ultimatum: “Him or me.” Vini’s apology script, redlined by PR, originally read “Sorry, coach”—Alonso’s name axed in final cut. Leaked WhatsApp from Mbappé: “He’s burning bridges we built.” X detonated: #ViniOut (18 million posts) vs. #AlonsoTyrant, ultras spray-painting “Judas Jr.” on Chamartín walls.
The masterstroke? Pérez’s double-play. Vinícius’ €180 million—PSG’s €220 million opener rebuffed—funds Haaland’s Etihad escape, with City’s “gentleman’s nod” if Madrid hit €180 million by December. Haaland’s camp, via Pimenta, texted Romano: “Madrid’s the summit.” Alonso’s 3-4-3 blueprint? Haaland as apex predator, Vinícius’ flair deemed “disruptive surplus.” Stats savage the stay: Vini’s 1.8 reds per season, €40 million annual PR bleed from racism rows.
Deeper rot: Is this Alonso purging rivals to anoint Yamal heir, or Pérez’s galactico reset post-Carvajal’s botched surgery? Leaked board minutes: “€180M = Haaland + Bellingham bro €80M.” Vini’s camp fires back: “€180M undervalues a Ballon d’Or lock—racism’s the real rift.”
The hook: November 5th, 10 a.m.—Pérez vs. Khaldoon, Vinícius’ medical booked in Manchester. €180 million threshold or January limbo? One truth scorches: Apologies without names aren’t bridges—they’re burial plots. In Madrid’s empire, kings don’t kneel; they’re traded for taller titans. Haaland’s shadow looms—Vinícius’ sun sets at dawn.
