Vinicius Junior becomes a club owner, follows in footsteps of Mbappe

Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior has officially moved into the world of football club ownership with the purchase of Portuguese side FC Alverca.

According to Brazilian TV station Record, the Brazilian is part of a consortium that have bought a majority stake in the second tier outfit.

The previous owner, Ricardo Vicintin, sold somewhere between 70 and 80 per cent of the club to the Madrid star and his partners.

A statement from the club read: ‘FC Alverca – Futebol, SAD announces that engineer Ricardo Vicintin has sold his qualified stake in the company to a group of Spanish and Brazilian investors.’

The financial details remain undisclosed at this point though more information is expected in the coming weeks.

Vinicius is not the first Los Blancos man to make such a move with Kylian Mbappe making headlines last year after becoming the majority shareholder in French side Stade-Malherbe Caen.

The team sit second in Alverca do Ribatejo, just two points behind leaders Tondela and one point above the play-off spots.

The teams that finish in the top two will secure automatic promotion to the top flight.

FC Alverca only secured promotion to the second tier last season, marking its return after 20 years. They last competed in the first division in the 2004-04 campaign.