Forward Vinicius Junior, a player for Real Madrid and the Brazilian national team, confirmed his relationship with Brazilian influencer Virginia Fonseca on social media this Tuesday, a relationship that the press had been speculating about and that the couple had previously refused to acknowledge.

Both They posted several photos on their Instagram accounts showing them in a room with a bed decorated with heart-shaped flower petals and balloons spelling out 'love'.

“V. and V.” The player wrote in the caption of one of the photos, in which they appear embracing and kissing, by writing their intertwined initials. In another message on her social media, Virginia stated she was "passionate" alongside the photo of the striker. The photos were published after the couple spent the last few days in a hotel in Monaco. At the beginning of October, they spent a few days together in Madrid, and the 26-year-old influencer, television presenter, and businesswoman even attended a Real Madrid match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. But Virginia, a millionaire influencer with nearly 50 million followers on social media and co-owner of a cosmetics brand, ended the relationship a few days later when social media revealed an exchange of messages between the footballer and a Brazilian model. Vini Jr. then decided to issue a public apology in messages on his social media and stated he was in a moment of reflection.

“I experienced a situation that made me look inward, recognize attitudes that don't represent who I want to be. Virginia is an incredible woman, an admirable mother, and someone for whom I have enormous affection and respect,” she stated.

The businesswoman, mother of three children from a previous relationship with a well-known Brazilian singer, decided to give the famous Brazilian national team striker another chance and traveled to Madrid again this weekend.

After a couple of days without posting, which she spent in Monaco,The couple confirmed their relationship this Tuesday, shortly before Vinicius returned to Madrid to resume training. The announcement comes amid the crisis the striker is experiencing after clearly expressing his displeasure at being substituted in the derby against Barcelona. *With information from EFE.