Real Madrid star, Vinicius Jr has named his childhood hero, leaving out Cristiano Ronaldo who was thought to be his idol.
Vinicius Jr has been a great sensational player for Real Madrid since joining. Despite having a slow start to life, Vini was able to find his feet quickly.
In a recent interview as reported by Madrid Universal, the Brazilian named the player he looked up to as a kid.
Shocking, Vini named fellow Brazilian and Al Hilal star, Neymar as his childhood hero, ignoring Cristiano Ronaldo who is thought by many to be his hero.
Vinicius Jr has numerous times shown and speak about his admiration for Al Nassr captain, Cristiano Ronaldo. Vinicius and Cristiano Ronaldo shared the dressing room at Real Madrid. Despite not having many moments on the pitch together, Vini admits learning a lot from Ronaldo.
Vini and Neymar both play for the Brazilian national team and share many moments together.