The Flamengo midfielder, reportedly on the verge of signing for Real Madrid, joined up with Brazil's Under-23s squad for their Olympic Qualifiers.
On Friday, around 9am in Río de Janeiro, Mauro leaves his son Reinier Jesús at the Granja Comary Football Complex, home to the Brazilian Football Confederation. The youngster has been called up, along with 22 others, for the Olympic qualifiers by head coach André Jardine.
On their way in, father and son, in permament contact with the player's agent, discuss the latest stories surrounding his future, one that looks more and more likely to be at Real Madrid. "It's any footballer's dream", they tell AS in the hope it is a done deal by the end of the month.
In the meantime, Reinier is more than aware of the responsibility of playing for Brazil's Under-23s, and from 18 January to 9 February he will play in Colombia as part of a team tasked with ensuring they qualify for the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer.
The 17-year-old is held in high esteem at the Confederation, with a member of the coaching team going so far as to say: "He's Brazil's future number 10".
Eddycure
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where is the full list?
Cipabknor
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halaa Madrid
didadinors
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"Future no 10" they say. I like that. Let's hope so, 'cause Brazil needs one for the future. The current one at Bayern is talented but so damn inconsistent and emotional weak quite often
didadinors
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My fear is Real Madrid's reluctance to release Vinicius, Rodrygo and Eder Militao for the pre Olympic tournament. Add up Neres (Ajax), Martinelli (Arsenal), Everton Soares (Gremio) & a few others, Brazil would be one of the main attractions in Tokyo 2020
wazzy201
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madrid taking all Brazilian talent
lented
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We don't want A Neymar or Robinho...we want a Ronaldinho or Kaka
mzeereal
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Real madrid like Brazilian. that's nice.
Ameerul24
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Real Brazilians