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Endrick, a striker who is on his way to Real Madrid, has once again professed his affection for Los Blancos, stating that he is going to be joining the best club in the world.
During an interview with GE Globo, the striker said, “Real Madrid are the greatest team in the world.” This statement was attributed to El Chiringuito TV.
Although Endrick is just 17 years old, he has already won the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A competition on two separate occasions. The last one of the two was accomplished yesterday night when Palmeiras faced Cruzeiro to a 1-1 tie. This resulted in Palmeiras finishing the season with 70 points, which was just two points more than Gremio, who finished from second position.
The performance of Endrick is outstanding.
His performance in the last stretch of the season was genuinely historic, and the youngster’s opening strike against Cruzeiro was his sixth goal in his last seven matches. Additionally, the youngster’s performance was absolutely historic.
He achieved a milestone that has not been witnessed since Neymar in 2009, which was to score at least ten goals in a single Brazilian league season while he was still under the age of 18 years old.
Abel Ferreira, the head coach of Palmeiras, was being careful when it came to giving minutes to Endrick during the earlier stages of the season when the team was experiencing a difficult phase. They were behind by as much as 12 points in the league rankings.
A defining moment happened when Palmeiras found themselves behind Botafogo by nine points in the championship race. At that time, Palmeiras were trailing Botafogo by a decisive margin of three goals.
In a remarkable comeback, the 17-year-old scored two goals that proved to be decisive, so bringing Palmeiras to a win by a score of 4-3. This event served as a turning point in the team’s run, and from that point on, Palmeiras shown resiliency and drive, which eventually led to the team’s success throughout the season.
In the meanwhile, it is important to know that Endrick will sign with Real Madrid in the summer of 2024, after he reaches the age of 18, but before that happens, he still wants to have additional trophies under his belt.
Will it be six months until Real Madrid? In response to the aforementioned publication, he said, “Yes, but I believe that I have to win two more titles (Paulista and Supercopa do Brasil 2024), so I know that I have to give my everything.”
