Vinicius Jr buys a club: Real Madrid star follows Kylian Mbappe's example following takeover of second-tier Portuguese side

Vinicius Junior has completed the takeover of a second division Portuguese club, follows in Real Madrid teammate Kylian Mbappe's footsteps

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• Vini Jr buys stake in Liga Portugal 2 club
• Mbappe bought majority stake in Caen last year
• Real Madrid face Man City on Wednesday

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  A consortium of Spanish and Brazilian investors, including Real Madrid star Vinicius, has completed the takeover of Liga Portugal 2 side Alverca as former owner Ricardo Vicintin sold his stake. Per , the new owners will be unveiled in the next few weeks and current club CEO Matheus Ornelas will manage the club until the end of the 2024-25 campaign.

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• WHAT HAS BEEN SAID

  The official statement from the Portuguese club read: "FC Alverca – Futebol, SAD hereby announces that Eng. Ricardo Vicintin has sold his qualified stake in the public limited company to a group of Spanish and Brazilian investors."

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  The Brazilian winger becomes the second player in the current Real Madrid squad to buy stakes in a European club. Last summer, Mbappe shelled out €20 million (£17m/$22m) to purchase most of the shares in French second-division side Caen.

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  WHAT NEXT FOR VINI JR?

  The 24-year-old will be back in action for Los Blancos on Wednesday as they face Manchester City in the second leg of their Champions League knockout play-offs.