Flamengo youth guru Carlos Eduardo Abrantes is delighted seeing Vinicius Junior's success at Real Madrid.

Cacau first signed Vinicius for Fla as a 6 year-old.

He told AS: "I have a lot of confidence in the potential of Vinicius and the national team. Vini is prepared for everything. Currently, the actions in the attack of Brazil do not depend only on Neymar, we have important footballers who participate a lot in the game. And those who come off the bench maintain the good level of the team.

"An athlete Vini's age who played professionally for Flamengo at the age of 16 and is a starter for Real Madrid, who scored in the Champions League final, is already used to pressure.

"I always said that as soon as he had a few games as a starter he would gain confidence and that the goals would come naturally. So it has been. We have really enjoyed Vini's success even from a distance, we are very happy for him and his entire family

"He has always attracted attention since he was a youngster. After he began to play in categories higher than those that corresponded to him by age, we began to see a promising future for him."