Marcelo accidentally reveals the fate of Vinicius Junior this season | OneFootball

Despite being just 18 and only signing for Real Madrid this summer, it looks as if Vinicius Junior could be a key member of Los Blancos’ first team this season.

There had been talk that the Brazilian striker would be a peripheral figure at Santiago Bernabéu under Julen Lopetegui this term, with some suggesting he could even flit between the senior squad and the B team.

However fellow countryman Marcelo may have just let the cat out of the bag on that one.

Real Madrid’s complete squad list is yet to be revealed for the upcoming campaign, but Marcelo’s Instagram story on Sunday indicates that Vinicius has been handed the No.16 jersey for 2018/19.

A video from inside the dressing room in the Spanish capital seems to suggest that the South American has be given the number previously worn by the likes of Hamit Altintop, Fernando Gago and Gabriel Heinze.

As such, it doesn’t seem like such a leap to say that the teenager will be a first team regular from now on.