Real Madrid Ace Vinicius Jr. On Endrick: ‘I Hope We Can Do Great Things Together’ At Bernabeu
Real Madrid ace Vinicius Jr. said he hoped he can do “great things” at the Bernabeu alongside Rodrygo and Endrick after the 17-year-old scored to help Brazil beat England 1-0 on Saturday.
After ‘Vini’ latched on to a deep long ball late in the second half, and hit his shot against Three Lions ‘keeper Jordan Pickford, Endrick then hit the rebound home to inflict the hosts’ first defeat at Wembley in 21 matches.
In turn, Endrick became the youngest ever male goalscorer at the iconic ground for club or country, ahead of potentially making his debut at future club Madrid’s home versus Spain on Tuesday.
Reacting to the Palmeiras’ prodigy’s exploits and a first win in four outings for the Selecao, Vinicius stated: “He has fulfilled a dream as a child, to play for the national team, and to score a goal. I’m happy for him, he’s a friend I try to take care of. He always tries to listen to me and all the other players.”
“Hopefully we can do great things for Real Madrid, Endrick is not with us yet but he is getting a feeling so for next season when he will come”.
Madrid president Florentino agreed a deal worth north of $60 million for Endrick in late 2022, and there are reports from the likes of Mundo Deportivo that this is bad news for Rodrygo.
SPORT says that the ex-Santos man welcomes competition from the youngster and probably Kylian Mbappe, therefore refusing to leave, while rival publication MD explained that Madrid has no intention of selling Rodrygo but would let him go for $130 million.
On whether the all-Brazilian trident could line up together for Los Blancos, Vinicius laughed said “We’ll have to ask the coach,” in a nod to Caro Ancelotti.
With Endrick set to miss the Olympics because of back-to-back defending champions Brazil’s failure to qualify for them, the youngster is likely to join his new team when he turns 18 in July and therefore catch the club’s preseason friendly tour of the United States which kicks off on the 31st of said month against AC Milan in Chicago.
