Vinicius Souza on the nervous wait to seal his £10m move to Sheffield United, his Premier League impact, and his friendship with Vinicius Junior; watch Sheff Utd vs Newcastle live on Sky Sports Premier League from 4pm on Super Sunday; kick-off 4.30pm
"I'm not 100 per cent at my level but every day I am training and with every game I'm feeling better. I'm happy with myself, but I would feel better if we had won the games, because every game here is so hard. I'm looking more at the team than myself."
Souza excels primarily as a ball-winner. Last season in La Liga, only one player, Real Betis midfielder Guido Rodriguez, made a higher total of tackles and interceptions. Souza is already racking up impressive numbers in his new surroundings.His appetite for a duel stands out. After five games, his success rate of 65 per cent puts him fourth among all Premier League midfielders."I love to win duels, he says.
Not that leaving Flamengo was easy."All my family are Flamengo fans. I've been a Flamengo fan all my life. God gave me the opportunity to play in my club. "We played together from 14 to 17 or 18," he says."Last year, when I had a day off, I would go to Madrid to see him, or he would come to Barcelona. We were always together and talking on WhatsApp. Now I'm here, of course, it's different, but we are still talking."he suffered horrific racial abuse in Spain last season"So, to see this happen to Vini, we were very sad. It's crazy, in 2023, to still have racism. But Vini fights.
"Before the games, the analysts always show me what I need to do, or what my opponent will do, and Bruno obviously plays in the same position as me," he says, smiling again. It takes place at Bramall Lane and while the famous old ground is no match for Brazil's iconic national stadium, Souza's eyes widen at the mention of its unique and boisterous atmosphere.
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