Vinicius to be most expensive player to play in India
JUNIOR SCORED SEVEN GOALS IN BRAZIL’S UNBEATEN RUN TO THE U17 SOUTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP EARLIER THIS YEAR, HELPING THE TEAM QUALIFY.
Brazil have announced their 21-man squad for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup scheduled from Oct 6 to 28 in India. The squad announced on on Friday will feature the promising Vinicius Junior. The wonderkid is set to become the most expensive footballer ever to play in a competitive tournament in India.
The 16-year-old became one of the world’s most expensive teenage signings when Spanish giants Real Madrid agreed to acquire his rights from Flamengo from July 2018 for Euro 45m.
Speaking about the Brazilian playing in India, tournament director Javier Ceppi said, “The FIFA U-17 World Cup has always been a tournament to watch for the future stars and Junior comes with already a fair bit of reputation around him.
Yoshihide Kiryu on Saturday smashed a national 100-metre record in a time of 9.98 seconds to become the first Japanese to break the 10-second barrier. The 21-year-old, a member of Japan’s silver medal-winning men’s 4x100 relay team at the Rio Olympics, shattered the previous record by 0.02 secs at an intercollegiate meet in Fukui, central Japan. The Toyo University student started moderately in the final but raced past his rivals in top gear and finished first.
Spanish defender Jordi Figueras Montel became ATK’s sixth foreign recruit for the upcoming season of the Indian Super League. Jordi, who has played as a central defender for La Liga clubs like Celta, Real Betis and Real Valladolid, will strengthen the defence of ATK. Besides playing in top tier Spanish league like Copa del Rey and Russian premier division league Premier Liga and Turkish Super Lig, Jordi also played for Club Brugge KV from the Belgian Pro League. “Our coaching staff believes in his abilities as a central defender and will be an ideal fit in our scheme of things,” Sanjiv Goenka said in a statement.