Brazil head coach Carlo Ancelotti delivers Vinicius Junior verdict amid Real Madrid star's struggles

By Matt Law | 23 Sep 2026 18:10, Last updated: 23 Sep 2026 18:11

Brazil caput manager Carlo Ancelotti has said that Vinicius Junior's prime is "beyond dispute", with the Real Madrid prima backed to rediscover his champion form.

The 26-year-old was heavy linked with a determination to Arsenal during the summertime transportation window, but helium yet signed a caller semipermanent woody astatine Bernabeu.

It has been a pugnacious commencement to the run for Vinicius, who has lone recovered the backmost of the nett erstwhile successful 8 appearances successful each competitions, but helium has provided 3 assists.

Vinicius was substituted aboriginal successful the 2nd fractional against Atletico Madrid past weekend, having recovered it hard to marque his people successful the Madrid derby.

The guardant volition present beryllium hoping that helium tin rediscover his champion signifier during the planetary break.

Ancelotti backs Vinicius amid Real Madrid star's troubles

Ancelotti has admitted that Vinicius is presently abbreviated of his accustomed standard, but the Italian is assured that the "wonderful player" volition soon beryllium backmost to his apical level.

"He whitethorn not beryllium astatine his champion close now, but Vinicius' prime is beyond dispute. He enactment successful a large show astatine the World Cup, for example. As a player, nary 1 tin beryllium successful highest information each the time," Ancelotti said successful an interrogation with the Times of India.

"He is simply a fantastic player, among the champion successful the world. I americium definite helium volition beryllium astatine his champion successful the coming matches. My assurance successful him is complete."

Brazil are preparing for matches against Australia, India

Brazil are presently preparing to instrumentality connected Australia doubly and India erstwhile during the planetary break.

"These matches are highly utile due to the fact that they usually springiness america the accidental to ticker antithetic players," said Ancelotti.

"My purpose is to ticker players I don't cognize well, and that volition assistance maine take the squad for the authoritative tournaments. We person a fantastic procreation of players who took portion successful the World Cups of 2018, 2022 and 2026.

"We are moving connected gathering a caller procreation of players. We person a coagulated basal gained from the World Cup, and we are present focusing connected preparing for the Copa America 2028 and the World Cup 2030.

"Every week we show betwixt 60 and 70 players eligible to articulation the nationalist team. We hunt everywhere: successful Europe, Russia and Saudi Arabia. Brazilian players are everywhere, and our task is not to permission immoderate endowment unmonitored."

Vinicius has scored 13 goals and registered 10 assists successful 54 appearances for Brazil, including 4 goals and 1 assistance astatine the 2026 World Cup.