Vinicius Jr could miss up to six weeks of action, that would see him sidelined for Real Madrid’s clash against , according to reports in Spain – as Los Blancos confirm the forward has suffered a hamstring tear.

Pulling up with a hamstring issue against Celta Vigo, Vinicius Jr was taken off for .

initially believed that the injury would be ‘minor’, allowing his star forward to return after a few weeks.

However, it has now been confirmed by Real Madrid on  that Vinicius Jr has suffered a hamstring tear.

Furthermore, Chelsea Fodboldtrøje Til Børn as reported by Spanish news outlet , Vinicius Jr’s injury is worse than first feared as he could miss four to six weeks with injury.

The best case scenario will see the winger out for a month.

This means that he would be absent from Real’s visit to the Wanda to face rivals Atletico Madrid.

Vinicius Jr was expected to miss their home clash against Getafe and return after the September international break.

But now it appears that he will also miss their matches against Real Sociedad and Atletico.

Furthermore, he could also be absent for Las Palmas at home as well as the opening stages of the Champions League.

The report finalises by stating that he should be fit to return on October 22nd, when Real face Sevilla in a tough match.