On August 5, local time, renowned transfer expert Fabrizio Romano released his latest video on his podcast channel, discussing Vinicius' contract renewal with Real Madrid.

On Vinicius' Contract Renewal

Following a face-to-face meeting today in Madrid between Vinicius, his agent, and the Real Madrid board, Vinicius is getting closer to staying at Real Madrid and signing a new contract. This is the latest news I received on my phone just seconds before recording this video.

Real Madrid is very, very confident. However, Real Madrid obviously wants a final answer from Vinicius—an official, definitive response. This matter will be settled within the next few hours.

Currently, Real Madrid, Vinicius himself, and his team are all optimistic, and negotiations for the new contract are very close to being finalized. However, before the overall situation is settled, Real Madrid is still awaiting Vinicius' official response. Real Madrid has offered an upgraded contract renewal package today, with the player's guaranteed net annual salary after tax exceeding 22 million euros. The guaranteed net salary is higher than that figure, and it is also a long-term deal. The overall terms have exceeded the expectations of many recent rumors.

There are various rumors from the outside world, but on this channel, you will always hear only one judgment: the situation between Vinicius and Real Madrid will eventually be resolved, and staying at Real Madrid was Vinicius' primary consideration all along. Now, negotiations between both parties have indeed entered the final stage, and the agent, the club, and the player himself remain optimistic.

Real Madrid manager José Mourinho has also intervened in this matter. As far as I know, Mourinho strongly advocated for Vinicius to stay with the team. He communicated with the Real Madrid board, expressing his evaluation of Vinicius, and his views have always been very positive. The overall atmosphere between Real Madrid and Vinicius is positive, but we still need to wait for the player's final confirmation.

On Diomande

Diomande—here we go! The situation is still moving in this direction. Diomande is expected to receive clearance from RB Leipzig within the next few hours and then travel to Madrid to complete his medical examination and officially become a new Real Madrid signing.

The official announcement of Diomande joining Real Madrid is imminent, possibly tonight or tomorrow. All terms between both parties have been agreed upon, and everything has been finalized; we are just waiting for the official announcement. Real Madrid and RB Leipzig are waiting for the player to travel, complete the medical examination, and sign the contract. This is a very common situation in football transfers.

I respect all public statements from insiders, whether club executives or staff. But I run this channel only to share firsthand information that I have personally verified. I will never simply reproduce club news without verifying it first. All the information I output is intelligence I have dug up and confirmed myself. I do not just relay club statements without cross-referencing them with the player and his agent's team. Multiple sources of information must be considered; one cannot simply trust the club or the agent's unilateral statements.

According to the information I have, Diomande will soon arrive in Madrid, sign the contract, and officially become a Real Madrid player. There was no suspense about this from the beginning. Rumors were rampant, but I have always told everyone to relax—Diomande will eventually join Real Madrid.

On Other Players

Many Manchester United fans are asking about the rumors concerning Hall. I'll briefly explain the current situation: there has been no substantial progress in this deal, and it remains far from completion.

Guimaraes has received permission to travel to Arsenal to complete his medical examination and officially become a new Arsenal signing. The transfer fee is 75 million pounds, and all procedures have been finalized. This is also major news from this morning.

Here are two more pieces of news from London, one incoming and one outgoing. Tottenham Hotspur's talented youngster Archie Gray is one step away from a loan move, awaiting final approval. This is purely a loan, with no buy-out option or mandatory buy-out clause attached.

Then there's Tomiyasu, who has reached an agreement with Crystal Palace. According to my sources, the player completed his medical examination yesterday. Tomiyasu passed the medical and agreed to sign the contract. According to the information I have, the contract will be signed within the next 24 to 48 hours, whether tomorrow or Friday is not yet finalized. Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner wanted to sign him several years ago but couldn't. Now the club's management also approves of Tomiyasu, and with the arrival of the new manager, they decided to push forward with this transfer. The player performed very well during trials and is about to officially join Crystal Palace.

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