A slow burner

Vinicius is in the making at Real Madrid. At least, Julen Lopetegui has begun to give him more attention as the weeks pass. From leaving him out of the squad, the Real Madrid manager has begun to turn to him more and more. He has been giving him more and more minutes, even in big matches such as the Madrid derby.

They are only 12 minutes, but at least Vinicius is not being ostracized. Lopetegui spoke about not 'throwing in' the young player, but he is clearly letting him develop himself as a slow burner. They don't wish to hurry him, but he has already demonstrated that the Segunda B is too low a level for him.

According to 'Marca', Lopetegui wanted to give him some minutes in the Champions League against CSKA, but after Dani Carvajal got injured and behind on the score sheet, he chose other options.

Against Atletico, despite getting minutes, Vinicius wasn't too impressive, with the team looking for a goal to win the game, the young Brazilian, attempted dribbles that ended in nothing and lost the ball multiple times. Few positives.

However it is only a product of the accelerated development that the former Flamengo man is going through. He has demonstrated his good relationship with his team mates on social media. Little by little it looks like he is showing that he could win a place in the team in the long term.