Neymar says Vinicius Junior will "obviously" win the Ballon d'Or after he helped Real Madrid win their 15th Champions League title on Saturday. (More Football News)
Vinicius scored the second goal in Real Madrid's 2-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund and was their top scorer in the competition this campaign with six overall
Neymar says Vinicius Junior will "obviously" win the Ballon d'Or after he helped Real Madrid win their 15th Champions League title on Saturday. (More Football News)
Vinicius scored the second goal in Madrid's 2-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund and was their top scorer in the competition this campaign with ജsix overall. He was al꧙so named the Champions League Player of the Season on Monday.
Indeed, the Brazilian became just the fifth player to score in both of their first two Champions League final appearances, after Samuel Eto'o, Sergio Ramos, Lionel Messi and Mario Mandzukic.
Vinicius was an integral part of Los Bಌ🐭lancos' title charge too, with only Jude Bellingham (19) scoring more goals than him (15) as they won La Liga for the 36th time.
His name regularly features in conversations over this season's Ballon d’Or winner, an𒉰d he has been backed by Brazil team-mate Neymar to ꧂get his hands on the prize.
"As for Vini, obviously I think the Ballon d'Or is his today," Neymar said.
"I sent [him] messages before and after the [Champions League final] game. He's a boy I love with passion, a great🌳 friend that football gave me. He will certain🌱ly be crowned with the Ballon d'Or.
"He's incredible. Carrying our c♕ountry's flag around the world, and we're really rooting for him."
The last Brazilian ꦆto win the Ballon d'Or was Kaka in 2007, while Neymar has been a contender for the award, but finished third in his closest finish൲.
Vinicius will now be looking to add the Copa America to his list of accolades, with Selecao's campaign beginning on June 24 against Costa Ri🍎ca in Group D.