It was in the pipes for several weeks, it is now official.
Endrick, a young striker from Brazilian club Palmeiras, has just signed with Real Madrid, as the São Paulo club has just announced on Twitter: "Palmeiras, Real Madrid and the player's representatives have reached an agreement for his transfer to the Spanish club in July 2024. The terms and amount of the operation are confidential.
“No price revealed therefore, but according to As, the amount of the transfer would amount to 35 million euros, to which will be added 25 million in various bonuses.
Palmeiras, Real Madrid-ESP and representatives of attacking Endrick Chegaram, nesta quinta-feira (15), has agreed to transfer the jogador to the Spanish club in July 2024, when he will be 18 years old.
Os termos e valores da operação são confidenciais.
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— HE Palmeiras (@Palmeiras) December 15, 2022
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 as the player is not yet of age, he "will continue his training at Palmeiras" before joining Spain in July 2024. Indeed, FIFA regulations prohibit international transfers of underage players.
PSG had positioned itself but was going too far in this case.
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Endrick reacted to his transfer, via his current club.
"I thank Palmeiras, American and world champion, and forever my heart club, for giving me everything I needed to become who I am today," he said. before ensuring that he would remain focused on his game at Palmeiras until his departure.
“I will continue to work to deliver even more goals, more wins, more titles and more joy to our supporters.
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Arrived at Palmeiras at the age of 10, Endrick scored 165 goals in 169 games in the club's youth categories.
On October 6, 2022, he became the youngest player in the history of the Palmeiras first team, at 16 years, two months and fifteen days.
He will join Real Madrid his eldest Vinicius Junior, who had followed the same path by signing at sixteen at Real Madrid.
