He was signed for the future but 18-year-old Brazilian Vinicius has surprised coaches at Real Madrid's Valdebebas training ground in the last two weeks so much that they are wondering if he might be a player very much for the here and now.Flamengo knew they had something special when Vinicius played for them in the Under-20 Copinha tournament in Brazil aged just 16. He guided them to quarter-finals with four goals and five assists. He was fast-tracked to the first team after that.He signed for Madrid for £38million last year and has already shown a large part of his impressive repertoire in the July heat in the Spanish capital. Perhaps the clever flicks in the 'piggy-in-the-middle' passing drills were expected. But there is a directness to his play that Madrid coaches believe will soon be frightening the life out of La Liga defenders.His acceleration from a standing start is particularly impressive and it means when he plays down the left he can get a shot away once he has got half a yard clear of his marker. He also has the revs to get in front of opponents and so cross with the outside of his favoured right foot.For an 18-year-old the physique looks developed enough to have no problems with the demands top flight Spanish football. He has had to learn how to ride the tackles in Brazil, and Spain will be no worse. As Neymar has learned in France, La Liga is an easier ride for flair players who don't like to be touched, than most other top European leagues.Vinicius said in his press conference presentation that he has no plans to go out on loan and it seems Madrid coach Julen Lopetegui has seen enough to believe he can use the 18-year-old this season despite him being so far untried in Europe. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Now Gareth Bale is Real's one true Galactico: After selling... 'Thank you to everyone for giving me the chance to make my... Real Madrid unveil Vinicius Junior at the Bernabeu as... Real Madrid begin life after Cristiano Ronaldo by unveiling... Share this article Share Lopetegui speaks Portuguese from his days coaching Porto and that has helped communication between the two. The manager has seen a willingness to listen and learn that he likes.Vinicius said in his presentation: 'He has told me that in defensive areas of the pitch I cannot be trying to dribble my way out of trouble.'He can do the Neymar 'Rainbow kick' as well as the next Brazilian prodigy but he knows that showboating won't win over his coach.His preferred position on the pitch also suits his immediate incorporation. He likes to start on the left and run in on his stronger right side. Ronaldo has vacated that particular berth in the team. Marco Asensio will inherit it but there is no reason why Vinicius can't compete with the 22-year-old Spain international. He will be on Brazil coach Tite's radar before long. He has already won medals with the U15s with the national side and the U17s as top scorer and player of the tournament.Madrid could ye