Midfielder Flamengo Vinisius Junior could go to Barcelona, ??but chose Real Madrid.

In the week of Madrid Real Madrid issued a deal on Vinicius, paying his club registered in the contract player clausul ransom - 46 million euros.

Prior to the conclusion of an official agreement, Junica also claimed Barcelona, ??and many believed that Real Madrid managed to lure the player money. However, the player agent Frederico Pena in a conversation with reporters Globo Esporte said that the midfielder chose Real Madrid not for financial reasons.

"Barcelona offered Vinicius more money than Madrid. In Catalonia Junior would earn more, "- said Pena.

"Nevertheless, we made a deal with Real, because their project liked Juniors. Some people think that we chose Real Madrid because of money, but they are mistaken ".

"For Vinicius, the main aspect is the sporting aspect, and in this respect, the position of Real in the negotiations was much better," - summed up the agent.

Under the terms of the deal, the 16-year-old will spend two more seasons in Flamengo, then in July 2018 he will move to Madrid.