Recruited for €60 million (including bonuses), Endrick (19) thought he was living the dream in Madrid. But for the past year, the Brazilian has had to face reality. Substituting under Carlo Ancelotti, the Auriverde international is logically blocked by Kylian Mbappé at the forefront of the Merengue attack. But since Xabi Alonso succeeded the Italian, the situation has worsened
Admittedly, Endrick had to deal with a hamstring injury this summer, which kept him out of the Club World Cup and the start of the La Liga season. But the player has been available since mid-September... and his manager still hasn't used him. Mbappé is still as indispensable as ever, and young Gonzalo Garcia has used his excellent Club World Cup performance to overtake the former Palmeiras player in the Madrid striker hierarchy. With the transfer window fast approaching, his name is naturally at the heart of departure rumors.
OM will have to compensate for departures at the CAN
In recent days, some Spanish media outlets have also announced an interest from Paris Saint-Germain . Whether true or false, ESPN Brazil has just dropped a small bombshell. Olympique de Marseille is also reportedly in the running. The Marseille club is said to have sounded out the player ahead of the upcoming winter transfer window. The Brazilian media outlet adds, however, that Endrick and his staff do not want to rush into anything and are waiting to see if Alonso offers more playing time or not once the international break is over. OM's interest is certainly not a utopia.
This summer, the Olympians had already tried the move with Dani Ceballos before being turned away by the Spanish midfielder. Marseille loves to try big, smart moves (the example of Adrien Rabiot) and the Endrick case fits perfectly into this line. The financial aspect will obviously be complicated to manage and only a loan is possible, but with the departure of several attackers to the Africa Cup of Nations this winter (Amine Gouiri, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang), OM needs to strengthen this line. And if Pablo Longoria and Medhi Benatia manage to bring Endrick to Ligue 1 , Marseille would achieve one of the biggest deals of the winter transfer window.
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