FILE PHOTO: Real Madrid's Brazilian teenager Vinicius Junior at Bernabeu Stadium, Madrid, Spain - July 20, 2018. REUTERS/Susana Vera/File Photo
MADRID (Reuters) - Brazilian teenager Vinicius Jr. has been called into the Real Madrid squad for Saturday's La Liga game at home to Espanyol, taking the youngster closer to his debut for the European champions following his move from Flamengo.
Vinicius, 18, has not been called into the first team squad for a game since he moved to Spain in the close season, a year after completing his 40-million-euro ($47 million) transfer. He has instead been playing for Real's reserve side Real Madrid Castilla in the third tier of Spanish soccer.
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