Nacho also said the team would have to look forward as Cristiano Ronaldo chose to leave.
Juventus' Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo. (Photo: AFP)
Brazilian striker Vinicius Junior, who recently made his senior debut for La Liga giants Real Madrid, has admitted that he would have loved to play alongside Portugal ace Cristiano Ronaldo.
Vinicius Junior made his debut for Real Madrid last month against Atletico Madrid. The Brazilian footballer also featured against Alaves on Saturday, October 6.
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Speaking to reporters in a recent interview, Vinicius Junior shared his disappointment of not having the chance to play with Real Madrid’s all-time highest goal scorer. However, he is delighted to be in the first team-squad of Real Madrid.
“It’s always good to play with the world’s best, and being at Real Madrid is priceless,” he told reporters, as cited by Diario AS, before adding, “It was my dream as a child, but right now I’m focused on these games with Brazil. I can talk to Brazilians and share my experiences with them.
“Everything will come in time. I need a calm head and I need to be happy that I’ve already been able to contribute in a couple of games.
“There’s nothing better than debuting at the Bernabeu against Atletico Madrid. I’m very happy with the group because we’re a very good one. I’ll come back better after this international break.
“I’d like to have played with Cristiano Ronaldo, but I’m playing with many other world champions so I don’t have to talk about him anymore.”
Before joining Real Madrid, Vinicius Junior made 49 senior appearances for Flamengo and scored 10 goals.
Earlier, Real Madrid defender Nacho has confessed that he would love to see Cristiano Ronaldo in the team.
“It is a difficult subject for us. I’ve said it several times. If it were up to us we would love to have Cristiano in the squad because we had him for many years and he is a player who makes a difference,” Nacho was quoted as saying by Goal. Real Madrid have struggled for goals since the Portugal ace left for Italian champions Juventus in the Summer transfer window.
However, Nacho also said the team would have to look forward as Cristiano Ronaldo chose to leave.
“But it is a situation where we cannot feel sorry for ourselves because of Cristiano. He chose to leave,” Nacho said, adding, “We are grateful for everything he did for us and we wish him the best of luck. But we cannot feel sorry for someone who is no longer with us. It isn’t our fault he left, nor was it up to us to make him stay. ”
After Cristiano’s departure, Madrid decided not to buy an elite replacement for CR7 and it seems their decision have come back to bite them as the team have fired blanks for the last four games.
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