Vinicius Junior Makes Cristiano Ronaldo Claim About Jude Bellingham After El Clasico Heroics

Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior has compared Jude Bellingham’s new-found influence at the Santiago Bernabeu to that once held by Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ronaldo cemented his legacy as one of the greatest players of all time during his nine years in Madrid, during which he netted 450 goals in just 438 games and won the team countless points.

Five years after Ronaldo’s departure and Madrid have another superstar scoring goals at a ludicrous rate. Bellingham’s two-goal haul in Saturday’s victory over Barcelona took his return to 13 goals in 13 games, and Vinicius could not help but compare the two stars.

“Incredible, [Bellingham] always makes a difference,” he told reporters after El Clasico. “The fans were used to Cristiano and Jude has now arrived for us.

“We are a lot of young players, we are always together on and off the field. This creates unity and makes us a good team that wants to improve and win a lot of things.”