Destined to become one of the game’s next superstars, 17-year-old Vinicius Junior – who will move to Real Madrid once he turns 18 – has revealed his dreams on the pitch.
The Flamengo striker wants to play alongside Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo and fellow countryman Neymar, should the Whites offer the former Barcelona man an escape route from Paris Saint-Germain.
Speaking in an interview with The Guardian, he said: “If God wants, Neymar and I will play together at Real Madrid. I would definitely be in favour of him moving to Madrid because it would be my big dream to play in the same side as Neymar. He is my idol in football. If had a chance to play with him, I would feel very happy.”
While there is a possibility that Junior will be loaned back to Flamengo for the 2018-19 season, he is nevertheless looking forward to joining Los Blancos stars during pre-season and training with Ronaldo as well as Brazilians Marcelo and Casemiro.
Junior spoke of how much he admires the five-time Ballon d’Or winner and his hopes of letting him know that one day.
“Every day, I say thank you for being blessed with the gift of playing football. The dream of any player is to have the gift but very few have. I have been given this gift and my desire to improve is even stronger. In this respect, Cristiano Ronaldo is my inspiration. I admire what he has been doing for the last 10 years, playing at such a high level. It is not just talent and quality but hard work too. I hope to be able to tell him that one day,” he said.
