{"id":2392,"date":"2026-08-05T13:40:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T05:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/?p=2392"},"modified":"2026-08-05T13:40:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T05:40:23","slug":"mourinho-told-me-to-be-happy-and-play-my-game-vinicius-jr-on-real-madrid-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/05\/mourinho-told-me-to-be-happy-and-play-my-game-vinicius-jr-on-real-madrid-return\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Mourinho told me to be happy and play my game&#8217;: Vinicius Jr on Real Madrid return"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-5.png 1000w, https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-5-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-5-768x423.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following a well-earned summer break, Vinicius Jr has returned to the fold for Real Madrid\u2019s pre-season. The number 7 spoke to club media after his first encounter with manager Jose Mourinho, expressing his readiness for the upcoming campaign despite persistent speculation surrounding his future at the Bernabeu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vinicius Jr, the Real Madrid forward, revealed on Tuesday that new manager Jose Mourinho wants him to remain exactly as he has &#8220;always been&#8221;: &#8220;happy, joyful&#8221; and playing his natural game. The Brazilian spoke to club media after reporting for pre-season on Monday, amidst a whirlwind of reports concerning his future\u2014ranging from a contract extension beyond 2027 to a potential exit as a free agent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;He wants me to be how I have always been: happy, joyful and playing my football,&#8221; Vinicius Jr stated when asked about the Portuguese coach&#8217;s expectations. Although he is still getting to &#8220;know&#8221; Mourinho and new signings such as Bernardo Silva, Denzel Dumfries, and Carlos Espi, and is yet to clarify his long-term future, he insisted he remains 100% focused on training with the &#8216;Merengue&#8217; squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We need to build our physical fitness for the season to minimise injuries and have everyone available throughout the campaign,&#8221; he asserted. &#8220;Yesterday we had a double session, today just one&#8230; that is how it goes. Today was a bit of gym work, short sharp exercises to load the legs, and it was a strong session. We all finished exhausted, but now it is time to rest for tomorrow. That is what pre-season is all about, and we must be ready,&#8221; the Brazilian concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following a well-earned summer break, Vinicius Jr has r [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2393,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2392"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2394,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392\/revisions\/2394"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}