Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior returned to goalscoring form with an impressive brace against RB Salzburg on Wednesday night, highlighted by one brilliant move in particular. A relaxed and comfortable evening for Los Blancos, they hit the Austrian side for five, and Vinicius spoke to some stories about him after the match.
His double took the Brazilian to a total of 101 goals for Real Madrid, and after the match he received a commemorative shirt from president Florentino Perez. It puts him within striking distance of another Brazilian legend.
“These are incredible numbers (the 101 goals) and to be able to surpass Ronaldo, one of my idols and the phenomenon… He helped me a lot to score a lot of goals because he gave me a lot of advice. I think he will be very happy that I can surpass him. I have the utmost respect for him,” he told TNT Sports Brasil.
He also debunked any suggestion that the arrival of Kylian Mbappe could have negatively changed the dressing room antics.
“The beginning is always complicated, but he knows how to adapt well and Kylian is such a great player that even his adaptation has already scored many goals. Rodrygo and I will do everything we can so that he becomes the top scorer in all competitions, because that is why he came here.”
Despite his repeated declarations of love for Real Madrid, Vinicius remains linked with a move to Saudi Arabia. They are reportedly preparing a €350 million bid for Vinicius this summer, but when asked about 'speculation' over a move, Vinicius was quite clear about his intentions.
“Real Madrid. The next step is always to have a clear head, to be able to improve my game, to continue developing and to help the biggest club in the world, because I dreamed of coming here and being able to play with great players in such a brilliant club. season. I think that is my dream now: to think big and win more titles with this shirt.”
Vinicius will serve the second game of his suspension in La Liga against Real Valladolid this weekend as Los Blancos travel to Nuevo Jose Zorrilla. Having also completed the match against Las Palmas this weekend, Vinicius will also miss next week's Champions League trip to Brest after receiving a yellow card suspension against Salzburg. It will wipe its slate clean for the Champions League knockout stages.
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