I have to say that compared with the beginning of the 21st century, the Brazilian team's star flavor has become weaker and weaker, in addition to Neymar, there is almost no character who can be compared with Messi and C Ronaldo, but fortunately, at the beginning of 2022, the Brazilian team ushered in a good news, and the value of the post-00 young general Vinicius reached 100 million euros, and the Brazilian team was followed by someone.
Born in 2000, Brazilian youngster Vinicius is 21 years old, and although he is not very old, he has become an indispensable player in real Madrid's squad. Just past halfway through the new La Liga season, Vinicius has already scored double digits, scored 12 goals in all competitions, and has seven assists, which has exceeded the combined number of goals in the 2019-2021 seasons, and the number of assists has also equaled the sum of the two seasons of 2019-2021.
In the summer window of 2018, Real Madrid made two blockbuster transactions, one was to sell Ronaldo to Juventus for 117 million euros, and the other was to sign the flamenco 18-year-old Vinicius for 45 million euros, and Vinicius also became the champion of real Madrid in the summer window. Due to Ronaldo's departure, Vinicius did not have many opportunities when he first came to Real Madrid, but his performance was like many other fledgling young players, with momentum and some brainlessness.
In the 18-19 season, Vinicius, who had just finished playing in the First Division, immediately participated in La Liga, where he made 31 appearances, scored 4 goals and 8 assists, and averaged 0.38 goals per game. In the 19-20 season, Vinicius was also the team's rotation workhorse, making 38 appearances in the season, scoring 5 goals and 3 assists, and averaging only 0.21 goals per game. Statistically, Vinicius's performance was not particularly outstanding, and Sancho, who was the same age as him at the time, had already played the double-double performance of the season's goals and assists.
Until last season, Vinicius was still criticized, although his breakthrough is very sharp, but the handling of the ball after the breakthrough is really confusing, especially the final goal kick, which is completely out of the alignment that a Brazilian player should have. Vinicius not only shot badly, his passing level is really not flattering, coupled with too much loss of the ball, which has led to Benzema's classic dialogue with Mendy: "Don't pass the ball to Vinicius, he is playing against us." ”
However, all of the above has improved significantly this season, and after Messi left Barca, the La Liga top list is almost The world of Vinicius. Vinicius has played 19 league games this season, making 56 successful passes, finishing first in La Liga and seven more than second-placed Javier Garland. In addition to the number of passes, Vinicius also committed 43 fouls, tied for first place with Athletic Bilbao's Munyain, and in the key pass statistic, Vinicius also made the top ten, 31 times like the team's midfielder Cross.
From the actual game and data, it is clear that Vinicius has become real Madrid's left engine, and the improvement of ball dealer and handling of key balls has made him play more rationally. Vinicius is currently worth 100 million euros, ranking third in the world, but in the position of left winger, he has become the most expensive star of the world, and even the big brother of the national team, Neymar, is 10 million euros less than him. His limelight has even overshadowed Mbappe, Haaland, Sancho, Foden and other rookies, you know, at the beginning of 2021, his value was only 50 million euros, and after a year of polishing, his value increased by 100%. According to a report by professional football website CIES, Vinicius' transfer value has reached 166 million euros, ranking first in the world.
The president of La Liga once said that although Messi left, we had Vinicius, and many people thought it was just a face-saving joke at the time, but after only 4 months, the wind rating has changed. Vinicius is currently the most expensive player in La Liga, and in the Brazilian national team, his value has surpassed Neymar to become a Brazilian brother.