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Reinier's transfer from Flamengo to Real Madrid appears to be inching ever closer, but both the player and his team's vice-president have denied rumours the move is already done and dusted.
The 17-year-old prospect has been widely linked with a move to the Spanish capital, and Marca reported on Saturday the deal is done:
MARCA in English @MARCAinENGLISHA new signing is heading for the Bernabeu ud83eudd29 @realmadriden have agreed a deal to sign Reinier Jesus from Flamengo ud83dudd1cu270d Full story: https://t.co/oVKpqyxUQJ https://t.co/AjwvBfLQhC
Those reports appear to be premature, however.