On This Day four years ago: Vinicius Jr is presented as a Real Madrid player

Four years ago today, Vinicius Jr was officially unveiled as a Real Madrid player.

The Brazilian was just 18 when Real Madrid signed him from Flamengo for nearly 50m, in what was a controversial and risky signing at the time.

Four years on, Vinicius just finished a season where he was the best winger in both La Liga and the Champions League, and in all likelihood, a future Balon D’or candidate. His market value is now 110m according to Transfermarkt.

READ: Managing Madrid’s chief editor, Kiyan Sobhani, lists off some insane stats that prove Vinicius Jr was one of the best players in the world last season.

Here are some photos of the presentation that day:

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