Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus says Real Madrid attacker Vinicius Jr is the future of Brazil.

The pair are now with Brazil and Gabriel Jesus says his found Vini Jr in good spirits.

He told local media: "Vini has been showing how good he is, how important he is for Real Madrid and the national team. I am very happy with his evolution. He is a boy... I think I can call him a boy, right? I am also a boy (he has 26 years)!

"He is very happy, very happy, he transmits very good energy and obviously that helps. It helps the player to return to the national team. You can see it in Real Madrid, he came back from an injury, he came back playing, scoring goals, helping Real win games."