Endrick joined the Palmeiras youth academy at the age of 10 and has scored an incredible 165 goals in 169 youth team games over the last five years to forge a reputation as one of the most exciting young talents in South America.
Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool are among the clubs battling it out to sign £33m-rated Palmeiras wonderkid Endrick when he turns 16 in July, Endrick joined the Palmeiras youth academy at the age of 10 and has scored an incredible 165 goals in 169 youth team games over the last five years to forge a reputation as one of the most exciting young talents in South America.
The 15-year-old was the star player at the highly-prestigious Copinha U20 tournament in Sao Paulo where he scored in last night’s final to help Palmeiras secure the trophy with a 4-0 win over Santos taking his tally to five goals in four games.
The teenage wonderkid won Player of the Tournament and Goal of the Tournament – despite playing against much older players.Understandably, Endrick has been dubbed as the ‘new Neymar’ and his huge potential has caught the attention of clubs throughout Europe with scouts regularly keeping an eye on his progress in Brazil.
There is fierce interest from the Premier League as Sky Sports News claims that Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City are all battling to sign Endrick this summer.
