Endrick explains why ‘it wasn’t a choice’ to join Real Madrid over Barcelona | OneFootball

Incoming Real Madrid star Endrick has on Thursday provided an insight into the process which ultimately culminated in him putting pen to paper on terms with Los Blancos.

Frontman Endrick, of course, is primed to link up with Carlo Ancelotti’s squad in Madrid this coming summer.

As much comes after the board at the Santiago Bernabéu struck a big-money deal for his signature back in 2022, with the attacker having since continued his development on loan in his home country with Palmeiras.

Despite his tender years, Endrick is already considered one of football’s next superstars in the making, expected to light up Spanish football for years to come courtesy of his equally impressive technical and physical qualities.

Ahead of his move to Real being made official, the 17-year-old, in turn, was also named as a target for a whole host of other clubs from across the continent.

Speaking during an interview with Diario AS on Thursday, the subject of his decision to turn down interest from elsewhere – specifically Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain – was therefore put to Endrick himself.

And the Brazilian international went on to admit that, in reality, there was no choice to make, with Real Madrid having long marked his ‘dream’ landing spot:

“It wasn’t a choice. Madrid was always a dream. I didn’t have to choose anything. I simply realized a dream.”

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