Vinicius Junior: I had 3 days to choose between Real Madrid and Barcelona

Real Madrid attacker Vinicius Junior has explained turning down Barcelona when still with Flamengo.

Real beat Barca to the signing of Vinicius two years ago with an offer of €45m.

And he recalled to Four Four Two: “Real Madrid and Barcelona had put offers on the table and I only had three days to make my decision.

“I always wanted to play for the biggest club, that’s why I chose Real Madrid. My parents visited the two clubs and preferred Real. It corresponded to what I already wanted and I felt that their project was better for me.

“They give a lot of minutes to young players like me and were going through a period of extraordinary success in the Champions League at the time.”