Endrick and Real Madrid have made a firm decision about his future. The Brazilian will continue playing at the Santiago Bernabéu next season, definitively ruling out the option of a loan move. The striker and his entourage have always believed that staying was the best option, and Xabi Alonso has no problem with having more options in attack, especially if Rodrygo leaves, as he believes Endrick could fit in well on the right wing. For the time being, his participation is on hold due to injury, but he has reportedly received advice from Carlo Ancelotti, the current Brazil coach, who is pointing him in another direction.
Endrick and a firm decision
Endrick, who is recovering from another injury, has no intention of changing scenery and wants to take on the challenge of competing for a spot in Real Madrid’s crowded attack. The Brazilian and his entourage believe that this is the best thing for his future and have ruled out moving to another team in search of more playing time, which no one can guarantee. The competition is fierce with Gonzalo and Mbappé, but after several training sessions in the United States, the coach has begun to see the player’s potential and is already considering a possible new position, more oriented towards the right wing.
There were many doubts on the attacking front with the emergence of Gonzalo García as a whirlwind in the Club World Cup. At first glance, the two players do not seem compatible on the bench, and the youth player has several clubs interested in signing him, but everything points to the Brazilian youth player continuing, at least until January, in the first team, where he will seek to maintain the performance he showed in the United States to earn his place.
An injury that is getting worse
For the time being, the player will not be available as he has suffered a relapse of his injury just as he was about to return to the pitch. The player suffered an injury to his right hamstring on May 18 in the league match against Sevilla. He traveled to Miami in the final weeks of the team’s training camp in an attempt to speed up his recovery, but he did not make it back in time to play in the Club World Cup. Now, just as he was coming back from injury, the player has suffered a new setback and will be out for between eight and ten weeks. This will keep him out of action until the end of September or early October, but he is unlikely to be 100% fit until the end of the year, which opens the door even wider for Gonzalo García to join the first team.
Ancelotti’s advice
The player’s decision to stay at Real Madrid does not seem to be entirely shared by his former coach and now Brazil national team coach, Carlo Ancelotti. According to Rodra, Carlo Ancelotti has had a conversation with Endrick asking him to leave Real Madrid. The Italian coach believes that the best thing for the player is to seek new horizons where he will have continuity and playing time. This advice also seems to carry a slight threat, as the main reason for advising him to leave the Santiago Bernabéu is that there is a World Cup next summer and, if Endrick does not have continuity, the Italian could decide not to include him in Brazil’s final squad.