Real Madrid-bound wonderkid Endrick is 'God's chosen one'

Tom Weber

Updated: 17 Apr 2024 18:36 BST
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Endrick celebrates scoring for Brazil against England at Wembley — © IMAGO

Fulham and Brazil midfielder Andreas Pereira is convinced that Endrick is going right to the very top.

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The Palmeiras youngster is on his way to Real Madrid. Los Blancos snapped up Endrick in late 2022 and he will join the LaLiga giants upon turning 18 in the summer of 2025.

Real Madrid shelled out a reported €60 million on the teenager and expectations of the prodigy are sky-high. Thus far, Endrick has certainly lived up to the hype. The forward has scored in two of his four outings for Brazil's senior national team and his tally for Palmeiras currently stands at 19 goals.

There has been plenty of talk surrounding Endrick's future at Real Madrid given that Los Blancos are seemingly on the verge of signing Kylian Mbappe, but Brazil teammate Andreas Pereira believes that he will feel right at home at the Santiago Bernabeu. In fact, the former Man Utd prospect thinks that Endrick is 'God's chosen one.'

Pereira on Endrick

Speaking on the FIVE YouTube channel of Man Utd legend Rio Ferdinand, Pereira said of his compatriot: "I don’t know the English word, but in Brazil we have a word: ‘O iluminado.’ You know, when a lot of people are about to be born and God says, 'this is the one,' he’s like that."

"In training, for example, he hits the crossbar, the ball falls on his feet and 'boom,' goal. He rebounds a ball, 'boom,' goal. It's impressive, always in the right place. He wants to learn, improve, he is a monster."

Despite being just 17, Endrick has already won two Brazilian championships and a Supercup. He will look to add to his trophy cabinet this season before jetting off for Madrid next year and competing with Kylian Mbappe to be the main man in Los Blancos' attack.