Real Madrid News: Vinicius' progress delight Santiago Solari as teenager justifies his 45 million euros costs

Santiago Solari is described as "delighted" with progress made by Vinicius Junior at Real Madrid, but stressed that the merit of his development was to be shared among his teammates.

Brazilian striker Vinicius scored two goals in 12 Liga matches this season and his performances, in all competitions, helped justify his investment of 45 million euros (39 million pounds).

The 18-year-old has played in the last 16 minutes of the 2-1 first leg win against Ajax against Ajax in Madrid. Solari praised the way he settled in Santiago Bernabeu.

"He is very young and you can see in the last months his improvement," Solari told reporters.

"We are thrilled with his progress and he is getting a lot of help not only in the match but also in training."

"It takes a lot of credit to Vinicius but also to his teammates for the advice they give, helping him improve his game."

Marco Asensio left the scorers' bench to score the Madrid winner at the Johan Cruijff Arena after recovering from a thigh injury and his fit and fit might well pose a dilemma for Solari Selection.

Los Blancos lined up alongside Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Vinicius to attack Ajax, but Solari said it would not hurt to find room for the left-handed Asensio point guard at his side to face Girona in Liga Sunday.

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"Marco can play anywhere in the first three places, even as an offensive midfielder," Solari said.

"He has talent and has returned from a serious injury.Hope he continues to work in the same direction."

"He came in and scored a decisive goal – an important goal for him and for the team – we are happy with the way he came back from injury."