Vinicius Jr: latest in Brazil's football talent pipeline

Everybody's known about Neymar yet now clear a path for the most recent footballing jewel from Brazil's apparently limitless ability mine: Vinicius Junior. 

Enlisted for $45 million (36.5 million euros) by Real Madrid a year ago, the rising star from Rio de Janeiro side Flamengo has done everything to induce fans that he truly is the following huge thing. What's more, he's just 17. 

At the point when the Spanish goliath put down that sort of cash last May for Vinicius it resembled a bet. All things considered, he'd played only two expert recreations at the time. 

After nine months, his exhibitions for Flamengo has facilitated any feelings of trepidation and when he hands 18 over July he'll be on a plane to join the authoritative European champions. 

He says he's prepared. 

"I talk now and again to (kindred Brazilian players at Madrid) Casemiro and Marcelo. I went to Madrid toward the finish of a year ago and I became more acquainted with more players, as Cristiano Ronaldo," he told AFP. 

"It's a phenomenal club, yet everything in its great time. Until further notice, I am centered around Flamengo," he said in messaged remarks. 

With his points of view quickly extending, Vinicius trusts he can even get called up for this present summer's World Cup in Russia. All things considered, the colossal Ronaldo ran at 17 with the Cup-winning group to the United States in 1994, regardless of whether he didn't play. 

Another Brazilian legend, Ronaldinho, gave him the thought. 

"We met in the relatively recent past and he revealed to me that they frequently take a more youthful player so he can draw near to the others. He instructed me to remain by," Vinicius disclosed to Globoesporte.com a week ago. 

With Neymar now confronting an on edge sit tight to be fit for the finals, Vinicius' odds may have risen. 

- Demon dribbler - 

Despite the fact that Brazil mentor Tite has not yet rung him, Vinicius has influenced waves in the national under-17 to group. 

Brazilian TV played a feature again and again a year ago - just before Real Madrid declared they had marked him - where the adolescent tormented Paraguay with three progressive flicks over the heads of rivals. 

"He's dependably been inconceivably quick with the ball at his feet, had incredible specialized quality and an unrivaled limit with regards to impromptu creation," said Marcio Torres, who trained him for a long time at Flamengo's under-17s. 

This month, Vinicius got his first taste of expert flatware when he helped win the Taca Guanabara, the main period of the territorial Rio title. 

He additionally demonstrated his showy side when he commended his objective in overcoming Botafogo 3-1 in the semi-finals by rubbing his eyes - emulating restriction supporters' tears. 

- 'Awesome child' - 

That caused a ruckus, with Botafogo retaliating by declining to enable its Olympic home stadium to be utilized for the last in which Flamengo under-17s beat Boavista 2-0 - again with a Vinicius objective. 

None other than Neymar went to the youthful player's barrier, tweeting that "football ends up exhausting" when you can't ridicule adversaries. 

Nonetheless, aside from extraordinary ability, there's very little closeness between the star and the star-to-be. 

To many, Neymar is something of a ruined child, while Vinicius is rational. "Regardless of whether he has dependably been the best of the parcel, he has never represented the scarcest issue. I never observed him even arrive late to train," said Israel Falcao, accountable for youth players at Flamengo when Vinicius arrived matured 11. 

"He's an extraordinary child since he has a decent company. His family is from humble foundation however his dad never attempted to transform him into an item." 

There was unquestionably every opportunity. At only 13, Vinicius was on the list of things to get of Corinthians and after that a year later Cruzeiro even had a go at offering his dad an occupation. English Premier League club Arsenal hid. 

In any case, Vinicius remained at Flamengo until the point that Real Madrid scored the arrangement. 

"It's somewhat pitiful to know he will abandon us soon, yet with that sort of offer the club had no way out," said Torres. "With his ability and character, he has each shot of prevailing in European football."