Real Madrid whiz Vinicius Junior admits Barcelona tried to sign him while still with Flamengo.

However, the youngster insists he followed his "heart" to sign with Real.

On Real's interest, said, "I thought it was not true, I thought they were just rumours from the newspapers.

"I had proposals from Madrid and Barça too. My father told me that I had to choose and I had to follow my heart."

Vinicius also revealed: "With Karim (Benzema) I feel a special connection. He always talks to me before the games.

"In a game against Atlético I was not right, he took away a little pressure from me and that made me play better. I took the ball and I made me a penalty."