Without a doubt, Cristiano Ronaldo ranks among Real Madrid’s all-time greats. In 2009, he moved to Santiago Bernabeu for a transfer price that was then the world record. Over his nine years in the Spanish city, nevertheless, it turned out to be a bargain. He had been instrumental in four Champions League victories by the time he left Los Blancos in 2018 to join Juventus, and he had also become the club’s all-time leading scorer.

When Ronaldo was a player for Real Madrid, it was among the most unforgettable periods in soccer history. Football fans will always remember the intense rivalry between FC Barcelona and Lionel Messi.

But it’s been over five years since Ronaldo departed Real Madrid. At the club presently, we have players from a new generation. Even though they idolized the Portuguese legend as children, few of them actually played with him.

Vinicius Junior is one of the players. According to GOAL, Ronaldo recently sent the Brazilian his match shirt from the Portugal-Liechtenstein encounter.

Real Madrid superstar Vinicius Jr receives gift from Ronaldo

Throughout the years, Vinicius has often made it clear that he admires Ronaldo. Along with other idols such as Ronaldo Nazario, Pele, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, and Lebron James, he even has a mural of the Portuguese great on the wall of his gym.

Vinicius now wears the legendary number seven shirt that Ronaldo wore when playing for Real Madrid. Mariano Diaz and Eden Hazard, the previous owners of the shirt, were not worthy of the expectations placed on them and did not continue its tradition. The Brazilian seems like he’ll do a far better job of it.

Vinicius has been sidelined with an injury he sustained while on international duty with Brazil. Around two months of benching is what he can anticipate.