Rodrygo can follow Vinicius´ lead at Real Madrid – Ze Roberto

Former Brazil international Ze Roberto believes Rodrygo Goes has got what it takes to emulate Vinicius Junior at Real Madrid.

Rodrygo was presented as a Los Blancos player at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday, a year after the club paid a reported €45million to Santos for him.

Vinicius joined the LaLiga giants at the start of the 2018-19 campaign, becoming a fixture in the first team after the turn of the year before he suffered an ankle injury in March.

Ze Roberto – who had a brief spell with Madrid in 1997 – believes Rodrygo has already shown the attributes needed to be a success in Spain and has backed him to follow Vinicius’ lead.

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“Vinicius started his career very well in European football,” he told AS.

“He has a lot of personality and I believe that, when he gains more experience, he will become a significant player in the continent. 

“Rodrygo has everything to follow these steps. He also started very well at Santos and he seems to have a good head, like Vinicius.”

When asked if the pair could become two of the world’s best players, Ze Roberto responded: “It is impossible to predict that today. It is better to wait.”