Age: 17
Sport: Football
Profile: Everybody in football looks for the next big thing. The next Ronaldo, the next Messi, and the next Neymar.
At 17, it is too early to tell whether Vinicius Júnior is the next big thing but Real Madrid certainly has faith that he is. The club, after all, spent €45 million on his transfer in 2017.
Currently on loan at Flamengo, Vinicius Júnior scored four times in the Brazilian team's march to the Copa Sudamericana final.
He is used sparingly, more frequently starting games on the bench than on the pitch, but Real will be keeping close tabs on how the striker develops this year considering the level of investment it has already made.
In this clip from August last year, Vinicius Júnior managed to repeat Romário's famous goal against Uruguay in a World Cup qualifier in 1993.