According to Marca, Real Madrid are now ready to submit a bid for Arsenal and Tottenham target Endrick – who is also wanted by Liverpool.
Real Madrid prepare offer for Arsenal, Tottenham & Liverpool target
Well, a number of European giants are keen to sign the Palmeiras wonderkid, although it looks as if Real Madrid and PSG are making the first moves.
Marca believe PSG have already submitted a bid worth €20m (£17m) – half of the €40m (£35m) Palmeiras were hoping to receive – and Real Madrid are now preparing to make an improved offer.
It comes after Jorge Nicola revealed that Arsenal and Tottenham are keen to sign Endrick, while it was the BBC who claimed that Liverpool are interested.
The 16-year-old has been tipped to follow in the footsteps of Neymar after bursting onto the scene in Brazil, where he has just become the youngest goalscorer in the history of Palmeiras.
Endrick scored two goals to help Palmeiras come from behind to beat Athletico Paranaense by a 3-1 scoreline recently, which seems to have ignited a bidding war across Europe’s elite sides.
Arsenal hold advantage over Real Madrid, Tottenham & Liverpool
Interestingly, Arsenal may have an edge over the competition in the race to sign Endrick.
According to the aforementioned Nicola, Edu – Director of Football at the Emirates Stadium – has a strong relationship with the teenager’s representatives, and he also holds a number of contacts in Brazilian football.
They helped him bring Gabriel Martinelli to north London, and if Arsenal can return to the Champions League in time for the 2023/34 campaign, they would seemingly have a great chance of signing Endrick.
The Palmeiras No.16 also appears to have a friend at Arsenal in Marquinhos, who told him he is “from another world” after hearing about his first two senior goals.
Be sure to keep an eye on this saga going into 2023, as Europe’s elite battle for Endrick.
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