A few days ago, on July 12, Vinicius Junior celebrated his 21st birthday. Although at the age when many footballers are just starting their professional careers, the young Brazilian is entering his fourth season as a Real Madrid player. High expectations were set before him immediately upon his arrival from Flamengo for 54 million USD, and in the following months – the pressure will be bigger than ever before.Vinicius is expected to become Real Madrid’s main man in the future. So far, he was sort of protected by the argument of inexperience, but after the season in which he played in 49 games and was a participant in the Copa America finals in the big derby between Brazil and Argentina, he will have to forget about excuses, reports Spanish AS. Tottenham’s transfer window groundshaker – Bryan Gil to London, Lamela + 29.5 million USD to SevilleAlthough he is not (yet) the biggest star in the club or in the national team, his transfer is the second most expensive in the history of Brazilian football, and the most expensive in the world when it comes to players under 19, which obliges him to play well in continuity.In the 49 games he played under Zinedine Zidane, the Brazilian was on the pitch for an average of 56 minutes. He will again have strong competition in the form of the recovered Eden Hazard, Lucas Vasquez, Marco Asensio and Gareth Bale, who is expected to get a notable role again with the return of the Italian expert Carlo Ancelotti to the club.Vinicius used the time spent on the pitch to contribute with six goals and seven assists, which is not a performance that meets expectations. This was, however, the first season in which he got significant minutes and that is why he is not criticized that much, although AS states that in Madrid they expect much more efficiency from a striker than 14 goals and 23 assists in 118 games for Real.Fresh from the glamorous Cannes Film Festival Memphis arrives to Barca with a hunger to winThe upcoming season will be extremely important for the young South American, primarily due to the fact that Real is making serious efforts to hire Kylian Mbappe. The arrival of the Frenchman would seriously affect Vinicius’ minutes, but there are less and less chances that this transfer will happen this summer. If there are one at all.Time is on Vinicius’ side, because Real projected him to be among the leaders of the game in the coming years, together with Rodrygo, Valverde and Militao, however, Los Blancos are not known for their patience.Young Brazilian showed he has quality, especially in the quarterfinal clash of the Champions League with Liverpool, when he was a double scorer in the 3-1 victory. But he will have to play like that more often in the upcoming seasons…
