Football: Brazilian nugget Andrik signs with Real Madrid

It’s been in the pipes for weeks now it’s official. Endrik, the young striker of the Brazilian club Palmeiras, has just signed for Real Madrid, as the São Paulo club just announced on Twitter: “Palmeiras, Real Madrid and the player’s representatives have reached an agreement on his transfer to the Spanish club in July. 2024. Terms and amount of the operation are confidential. “Therefore, the price has not been disclosed, but according to As, the amount of the transfer will be 35 million euros, to which will be added 25 million in various bonuses.

Real Madrid also released a statement confirming the deal: “The player will travel to Madrid in the next few days to visit the facilities,” he said. And since the player has not yet reached the age of majority, he will “continue to train at Palmeiras” before joining Spain in July 2024. Indeed, FIFA rules prohibit international transfers of underage players. PSG positioned themselves, but in this case they went too far.

Endrik reacted to his move through his current club. “I thank Palmeiras, American and world champion and forever the club of my heart, for giving me everything I needed to become who I am today,” he said, before ensuring that he would focused on his game at Palmeiras until his departure. “I will keep working to bring more goals, more wins, more titles and more joy to our fans. »

Arriving at Palmeiras at the age of 10, Endrik scored 165 goals in 169 games in the club’s youth categories. On 6 October 2022, he became the youngest ever player in Palmeiras first team history at the age of 16 years, two months and fifteen days. He will join Real Madrid with his senior Vinicius Junior, who followed the same path, signing at the age of sixteen with Real Madrid.