Flamengo graduate worth more than Haiti's entire national team | OneFootball

Vini Jr is a Flamengo revelation who was sold to Real Madrid (ESP) while still in the youth ranks

The 2026 World Cup has a Rubro-Negro presence. That’s because, besides the call-ups, forward Vini Jr., developed by Mengo, is in the Brazilian National Team. The Real Madrid (ESP) star has grown to the point of becoming more expensive than this Friday’s (19) opposing team: Haiti.

After all, Vinicius is valued at 140 million euros (R$ 830 million), while the Haitian national team is valued at around 56 million euros (R$ 331 million). The match between the teams took place in the second round of Group C of the World Cup.

How is this difference in value possible?

Since his youth-team days, Vini Jr had already been impressing Brazilian and world football. So, even before making his debut for the senior squad, Real Madrid bought the Ninho do Urubu academy product. As a result, the player went on to play and shine in Europe.

In the 2023/24 season, the youngster developed by the Most Beloved became the best player in the world as chosen by FIFA. In addition, the forward scored two title-winning goals in the Champions League, the biggest club competition on the planet.

And Haiti?

While Vini Jr shines under the world’s brightest spotlight, Haiti still does not have any athletes playing in the planet’s top leagues. After all, football is not as popular in the country as it is, for example, in Brazil.

So, will Flamengo make money from Vini Jr at the World Cup?

Vini is Brazil’s most valuable player. However, the money from the forward’s participation with the national team does not go to Mengo. Still, Fla does receive funds for releasing Alex Sandro, Léo Pereira, Lucas Paquetá, and Danilo.

FIFA will pay around 11,000 dollars (R$ 55,000 at the current exchange rate) for each called-up player per day. So, the Most Beloved will receive 44,000 dollars (R$ 220,000) per day because of the four players on Carlo Ancelotti’s list.

And who is Flamengo’s highest-valued player?

Uruguay called up Arrascaeta, De La Cruz, and Varela. Colombia took Jorge Carrascal, and Ecuador called up Gonzalo Plata. In Brazil, Lucas Paquetá, Léo Pereira, Alex Sandro, and Danilo were called up by Carlo Ancelotti.

Of them all, Paquetá is the highest-valued. That is because the Mengão youth academy product is valued at 32 million euros (190 million reais). However, Fla paid 42 million euros (R$ 260 million at the time) for the midfielder.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.