AS Roma are considering signing Endrick on loan, which is not receiving as many opportunities as they want from Real Madrid.
“Roma Press,” which delivers the news of Rome, reported on the 20th (Korea Standard Time) that “AS Rome is considering signing Real Madrid’s Endrick on loan.”
Endrick is a highly anticipated striker in Brazil. Since his debut in Faumeiras, Brazil in the 2021 season, he has scored three goals and one assist in seven games for Cere A in Brazil at the age of 16. That’s when prestigious European teams started to take interest in him.
The most active team was Real Madrid. Real Madrid offered €72 million (W106.2 billion) to acquire Endrick in the winter transfer window of the 2022-23 season. It was the highest fee ever for an Under-18 player. He joined through the transfer window last summer, when he turned 18 due to FIFA rules.
As soon as Endrick joined Real Madrid, he won the UEFA Super Cup. However, he has not been able to play as much as he wants. His competitor is too strong. Kylian Mbappe is at the forefront of Real Madrid. On the side are Hodrigo and Vinicius Junior.
Endrick has scored two goals and one assist in 10 games this season. He only plays 122 minutes. Most of them are substitutes, and all he has to do is play right before the end of the game. Since the A-match period in October, he has played for only 15 minutes.
Real Madrid coach 바로벳 Carlo Ancelotti said of Endrick’s playing time, “On the one hand, I might be unfair because he is training well and he is a player of many qualities. But before him are Vinicius, Hodrigo, and Mbappe. We need to be patient.”
His position on the Brazilian national soccer team is also ambiguous due to his inability to play regularly. He was excluded from the roster for the November A match. He needs to play in order to grow.
Originally, it looked like Endrick would stay at Real Madrid regardless of whether he played or not. “There will be no effort to leave early 2025,” said the British newspaper Golcom. “I think Endrick is adapting to European soccer in Spain and exceeding his expectations. His representatives are also satisfied with the current situation.”
However, Roma are interested in recruiting Endrick on loan. Roma is not good enough to score as they scored 14 goals in 12 matches in the Italian Serie A league this season. “Ancelotti is reportedly considering sending Endrick on loan to another club,” Roman Press said.
“Roma is interested in Endrick. Coach Claudio Ranieri is expected to recruit additional strikers in the upcoming winter transfer window. Southampton and Real Valladolid are also interested in signing Endrick on loan,” he added.