Spain’s Real Madrid ace Vinicius Junior (22) cut his long hair.
Real uploaded a photo of the players training on the 11th (Korea Standard Time). The most eye-catching hairstyle is Vinicius’s. He had long hair until vacation, but he appeared with short hair at the training ground.
The reason was to focus on the upcoming new season. According to Madrid John, when Real coach Carlo Ancelotti (63) asked, “Why did you cut your hair?” Vinicius replied, “It’s time to be serious.”
It is a remarkable professionalism. Even when Vinicius was on vacation on the island of Ibisa, Spain, he reportedly trained himself in his spare time.
In fact, Vinicius also showed the result of his efforts. Brazilian striker Vinicius scored 17 goals and 10 assists in 35 league games last season and four goals in 13 European Champions League matches. Thanks to this, Real won the league and the European Champions League.
But Vinicius is not satisfied and is trying to grow further. He deserves to be called the ace of prestigious club Real.
Vinicius Junior will continue to play for Real Madrid.
Fabrizio Romano, an expert on the European football transfer market, said on the 10th (Korea Standard Time), “Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior signed a new contract. The new contract runs until 2027, and is what Chairman Florentino Perez wanted. This renewal was agreed verbally last month. Real will decide when to make an official announcement.
He is a striker who will be responsible for Real’s future. Born in 2000, Vinicius joined Real in 2018 after playing Brazilian Flamengo Youth. The transfer fee at the time was 45 million euros (about 59.5 billion won), a transfer fee that shows how much Real expected from Vinicius, who was 18 years old at the time.
After entering Real, he gradually began to take the opportunity. In the first season of the transfer, he played in 18 league games and played well with one goal and two assists, and in the 2019-2020 season, he gradually increased his playing time with 29 league games and three goals and two assists.
But it wasn’t a definite starting point. In the 2020-21 season, he played 35 games in the league, but his total playing time was 1971 minutes, with an average of about 56 minutes. In addition, Real seemed to have no place for Vinicius, with Eden Hazard recruited as a left winger.
However, Hazard suffered the worst slump and chances began to come little by little to Vinicius. It then exploded completely in the 2021-22 season. Vinicius, who left a disappointment in his decision-making ability, became a player with decision-making power in addition to his strength of speed last season.
He made a leap as Europe’s best winger last season. Vinicius scored 17 goals in a total of 35 games in the 2021-22 season, ranking second in the team’s most goals scored after Karim Benzema and third in the league’s scoring rankings. He also finished third in the league with 10 assists.
He also led the team to become the European champion. Vinicius also led his team to its 14th career victory by scoring the winning goal against Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League final in the 2021-22 season.
Real are betting their future on Vinicius. Benzema is also 34 years old and it is difficult to see the future, so the leaders of Real have Vinicius in mind as the ace of the next attack. The renewal contract was also led by Chairman Perez himself. Expectations are high on whether another franchise star will be born in Real, which has produced numerous stars.
