Shakhtar Donetsk have announced Vinicius Tobias has signed for Real Madrid.

The 18-year-old Brazilian full back joins Los Blancos on loan until the end of the season and will play for Castilla.

Vinicius only signed for Shakhtar in January, but was unable to debut for the Ukrainians due to the conflict with Russia.

FIFA since allowed players in the Ukrainian league to move outside of the winter window, permitting Real Madrid to make their move.

Real Madrid have the option to make the signing of Vinicius permanent should they impressed with his performances in the reserve side.