According to a statistic, Vinicius Jr is currently the most unstoppable player in the world, ahead of Lionel Messi and Jude Bellingham. The Real Madrid winger has been in fine form recently, with a string of impressive performances for Los Blancos. He was the match winner in last season’s Champions League final against Liverpool and has continued his scintillating form in this season’s competition. In fact, he rifled in Real Madrid’s opener in last week’s semi-final first-leg against Manchester City, and few would bet against him being decisive again in Wednesday’s decider at the Etihad Stadium.
Vinicius is known for his incredible dribbling skills, and he currently holds the record for the most successful take-ons in Europe this season, with a total of 105. His tally is nine ahead of Lionel Messi (96) and Jude Bellingham is third with (88). Vinicius’ impressive form has led former Real Madrid midfielder Guti to claim that the Brazilian star has a huge future ahead of him.
Guti said, “It’s incredible, the way he puts fear into defenders, how easily he can dribble one way or another. When he has more consistency with his final ball, he’ll be a god of football.” When asked whether Vinicius is better than long-term Madrid target Kylian Mbappe, Guti’s answer was emphatic: “Of course. Current form? Number one right now.”
Vinicius joined Real Madrid from Brazilian side Flamengo for a staggering £40million in 2018, aged just 18. The deal was the second most expensive sale in Brazilian football history after the transfer of Neymar from Santos to Barcelona in 2013.