Real Madrid eyeing another Brazilian wonderkid from Flamengo

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Phil Costa·15 June 2019

Real Madrid are reportedly keeping tabs on Flamengo wonderkid Reinier Jesus.

The 17-year-old is yet to make a senior appearance for his club, but has captained Brazil at Under-17 level, scoring five goals in nine games.

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According to AS, Reinier has a €50m release clause but Florentino Pérez will hope to reduce that figure.

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Real and Flamengo are said to share a ‘positive relationship’ following negotiations for Vinícius Júnior last year.

Another advantage could be that Reinier idolises Zinedine Zidane, who currently sits in the Santiago Bernabéu dugout.

“I’m heavily inspired by [Zinedine] Zidane,” he told Globoesporte. “I’ve watched a lot of videos of him playing.

“I’m always trying to execute plays like he did.”

Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain are also tracking the teenager.