The 19-year-old was officially presented as a Real Madrid player in July 2018 after the Los Blancos signed a contract to acquire him in 2017.
Although he is yet to impress this season, the Brazilian’s first campaign in the Spanish capital was nothing short of incredible, featuring 31 times in all competitions for Real Madrid.
The Brazil international has insisted that moving to Real Madrid was a dream and it is the right choice for his promising career.
"I thought it was not true, I thought they were just rumours from the newspapers," Vinicius told AS.
"I had proposals from Madrid and Barcelona too. My father told me that I had to choose and I had to follow my heart."
He added:" [It was] incredible. In Brazil there is nothing like it, it was a very special day. I was very nervous on the day of the presentation because I had to speak Spanish and I was not yet studying. In addition, Ronaldo came only for the presentation a football legend like him.”
"I was very happy. It was one of the happiest days of my life?”
Vinicius admitted he struggled to settle in when he first came to Spain but his international compatriots helped him adapt to life.
"When I arrived it was very difficult because it was a change of life. I thought I was not going to get it, because it is difficult to be away from the people you love," he said.
"When my family arrived everything was quieter. Now I live alone."
"[Casemiro and Marcelo] helped me a lot, since they had been through the same thing that I was going through. They always give me advice on how to do things well on and off the field."
