Endrick is back in Madrid for the new season and already working hard to impress Jose Mourinho in his early days at the club.
A fitness setback has forced him to miss out on Real Madrid’s season opener later today, but it is clear that Jose Mourinho counts on the player after the management and administration jointly decided that the player must stay.
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Liverpool, however, made a notable attempt to lure the player away from the Spanish giants earlier this week. As reported, their effort was futile and Fabrizio Romano now reveals more details on what the Merseyside club had in mind.
A desperate attempt
Indeed, as reported by the Italian journalist, Liverpool did indeed make direct contact with Real Madrid for the young Brazilian’s transfer and they did not have any hard and fast demands.
Endrick is in Mourinho’s plans. (Photo by Jose Manuel Alvarez Rey/Getty Images)
They wanted to see if there was any possibility at all for Los Blancos to open up to transferring the player, primarily as a loan with an option to purchase at the end of the season.
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Concurrently, they were also willing to go for a direct permanent transfer with a massive proposal and fee.
For Real Madrid and Endrick, however, neither option was seen as feasible and Florentino Perez and Jose Mourinho both slammed the door shut.
A crucial six months
As matters stand, there is nothing that can make Endrick leave Real Madrid this summer for the player has made up his mind on staying and making it big at the club of his dreams.
Carlos Espi’s arrival is a direct threat to Endrick’s place. (Photo by Christof Koepsel/Getty Images)
What the youngster is not happy about, however, is the club signing Carlos Espi after Gonzalo Garcia, for he saw it as a sign that Real Madrid do not trust him.
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Word has it that the player is currently determined to stay and fight for a spot, but that hr will review his situation in January.
If his minutes are not where he expects, there is every chance he may push for a loan departure midway through the season.
Everything will come down to where Mourinho places the striker on his pecking order and the importance the player enjoys, at least as an option off the bench.
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