Vinicius Tobias is making good progress. The Brazilian talent who arrived at La Fábrica in the final months of the season has just curdled a major halt in national team activity. The right back traveled with the Brazilian sub-20 team, and videos of his performances have flooded social media. Real Madrid will take their time with a promising young footballer.
He has used the three games he has played with the Brazilian U20 team to leave good details on the field. He started all three matches in which the Canarinha faced Paraguay, Ecuador, and Uruguay. Brazil won all three games 5-2, 4-1, and 7-0 respectively.
His performances have been noticed by Real Madrid. Vinicius has agreed to stay with the club for another season as part of the transfer agreement with Shakhtar Donetsk. His current team is Castilla, where he is expected to have continuity next year after playing only a few games in the final stretch of the previous one.
The best version of the 18-year-old footballer has been seen in Brazil. He shines offensively due to his good ball handling, and it was in this line that he left the viral play last weekend. A great elastic against Ecuador has resulted in a barrage of reactions in the media.
Considering the rest of his contributions, it is clear that Vinicius Tobias has been much more than that elastic. His performance in the "Quadrangular Internacional do Espirito Santo" was a success, and the U20 World Cup in June 2023 will be his next big challenge with the national team.
Vinicius Tobias has an entire season to establish himself at Castilla. He was only able to play 200 minutes over four games in the final weeks of competition last year. Insufficient to value the Brazilian promise, which also required a period of adaptation after changing countries and returning from a period of inactivity due to the Ukrainian war.
He was able to come to Madrid because of the exceptional opening of the market for foreigners seeking to pursue their careers outside of Ukraine. Vinicius Tobias fulfilled the dream, while the white club capitalized on the opportunity to closely monitor a future player. Real Madrid will decide whether or not to exercise the 18 million euro purchase option he agreed with Shakhtar at the end of his loan.
Vinicius Tobias also had the opportunity to train with the Real Madrid first team before the season ended. Ancelotti and his coaching staff kept a close eye on the young footballer born in 2004. The training dynamics of Castilla and the elders will be alternated again next season.
The big brake for Vinicius Tobias is the quota of non-community nationals that is complete at Real Madrid. The presence of Vini Jr, Rodrygo and Militao prevents him from debuting in an official match with the first team for the time being, until one of them obtains Spanish nationality.