Real Madrid can’t stand Reinier’s flop anymore

Vinicius, Rodrygo, Endrick and Reinier. In recent years, Real Madrid has made a specialty of attracting young Brazilians (and others of course) with millions of euros in the hope and ambition of making them first-team players. For the first two mentioned, the success is total since the two wingers have become undisputed starters, Vinicius even being one of the favorites for the Ballon d’Or. Endrick arrives with a different status because in the meantime, he has become a Brazilian international. For Reinier on the other hand, it is a failure across the board.

At 22 years old and 4 years after signing for Real Madrid (he was recruited from Flamengo in January 2020 before arriving six months later), the attacking midfielder has still not worn the white jersey once in an official match. From the first weeks, he was considered insufficiently ready for the top level, especially in a bloated squad where he would not have had any playing time. The decision was then to send him on loan to gain experience at Borussia Dortmund for two years. The observation was quickly similar in the Rhur. Reinier has only played in a substitute role (1 goal and 1 assist in 39 matches, 745 minutes).

Failing everywhere

“Being alone during my first year in Germany was very difficult. I didn’t have much to do there and after the game, when I wasn’t playing, I was going crazy, I didn’t know what to do. I called my parents, my friends too, I had nothing to do and I had to stay there for another year. It was very difficult, but it’s my job and I knew I had to live this“, he confided last March. Back in La Liga, the Merengues still did not count on him but wanted to see him play nearby and in a context that was undoubtedly more favorable for him. The Brazilian is this time loaned to Girona at the dawn of the 2022/2023 season.

This time, it was injuries that troubled him: his ankle and hamstring kept him sidelined for more than three months. He missed 15 games over the entire season and returned to Madrid with only 18 appearances under his belt (639 minutes, 2 goals, 1 assist). Real Madrid, who have just recovered Jude Bellingham and Brahim Diaz on loan, are still not counting on him, despite the €30 million invested in him in 2020. His loan to Frosinone last year left a little hope of a rebound. His first half of the season was encouraging before experiencing the infirmary again and then the bench (3 goals and 2 assists in 23 appearances between Serie A and the Italian Cup).

Real sends him with the reserve team for the restart

“If making my debut with Real remains a goal? Of course. I have been out for three years, but I still have in mind to play for Madrid. It is my dream. I think my opportunity will come if I work well and stay very focused on Frosinone.” he said last November, still convinced that he could make his mark. However, the resumption of training did not go as planned. Unlike Courtois, Lunin, Alaba, Lucas Vázquez, Fran García, Vallejo, Ceballos and Brahim, all present at the start of the school year, Reinier is no longer considered a first-team player. According to AShe was given the direction of Castilla, as he did at the start in 2020. With two days to go before the end of his contract, yet another departure is ready (or even an unexpected transfer) is no longer in doubt.