Vinicius Junior has obtained Spanish nationality

The Brazilian footballer of Real Madrid Vinicius Junior He achieved Spanish nationality on Friday, after months of waiting, the club reported this morning in a statement.

“Real Madrid announces that our Brazilian player Vinícius Junior swore to the Spanish Constitution last Friday, September 2, so from that moment on he also has Spanish nationality,” Real Madrid said.

In this way, Vinícius, who landed in Spain in July 2018 after being signed by Real Madrid, frees the club a non-community place, which he did not have in the summer market to undertake the arrival of striker Gabriel Jesus, who was to Carlo Ancelotti’s taste as a complement to Karim Benzema.

Vinícius already played against Betis last Saturday in La Liga Santander his first game with Real Madrid with his double nationality.

At 22 years old, he is one of the great stars of the team with which Brazil will seek to proclaim itself world champion next December at the 2022 World Cup.

In his most recent statements, the renowned player said that he had to improve his game and “continue to evolve” to continue achieving feats “in the biggest club in the world.”

And he added “all the Real Madrid players teach me a lot, playing with Karim who at 34 years of age continues to evolve, gives me a plus to grow. I have to continue with a lot of desire to achieve something difficult at the biggest club in the world”, he stated .

“I am very happy to have won the Champions, but eager to win another. We have good feelings, the coach asks us to defend the title and for that we must have a calm head and do our best for Real Madrid”, he added.

EFE