Real Madrid: Mbappé's camp suspects Vinicius of wanting to "make him look like the bad guy," according to the Spanish press.

According to the program El Chiringuito, Kylian Mbappé's entourage suspects Vinicius of wanting to make the French striker look like the "bad guy" in the Real Madrid dressing room, where the Brazilian is said to be favored by coach Alvaro Arbeloa.

Real Madrid will conclude their drama-filled season on Saturday against Athletic Bilbao (9 pm). The latest incident involved Kylian Mbappé's heated exchange with his coach, Alvaro Arbeloa, last week after the match against Oviedo. "I'm doing very well, but today the coach said I'm the fourth-choice striker in the squad behind Mastantuono, Gonzalo, and Vini. You have to accept it," he said bitterly.

"Mbappé thinks someone has an interest in leaking information about his outings."

He also denounced a form of cowardice among his teammates. "I prefer to speak here. Many others don't, and I have to read the press to find out what they think," he continued. One of the targets of his anger could be Vinicius. According to the Spanish program El Chiringuito, the French player's entourage suspects the Brazilian of wanting to highlight his teammate's behavior. "Mbappé thinks that someone in the locker room has an interest in leaking information about his outings, his dinners, his drinks, that they have an interest in portraying him as not very committed to Real Madrid," explained presenter Josep Pedrerol.

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"Those close to Mbappé think Vinicius wants to make Mbappé the villain of the film," the journalist continued. "They don't have the best relationship. I think Mbappé feels a bit alone in the locker room. He hasn't done any lobbying, he hasn't built a team. He goes to training, trains, goes to the locker room, and then he leaves again."

"Mbappé feels neglected, or at least that Arbeloa doesn't treat him like a star."

According to the program, the 2018 World Cup winner is convinced that Vinicius precipitated coach Xabi Alonso's departure in January. "He feels that it was Vinicius who ousted Xabi Alonso and that the team deteriorated, that Arbeloa was a less effective coach than Xabi Alonso. Mbappé and others agree," Pedrerol added.

The other point of contention for the striker lies in the way Alvaro Arbeloa treats him. "Arbeloa isn't trying to win over Mbappé, but rather to win Vinícius back," explains the journalist. "The compliments that Xabi Alonso didn't give Vinícius, Arbeloa gives him. And it also seems that Valverde is happy with Arbeloa. And Mbappé feels neglected, or at least that Arbeloa doesn't treat him like a star."