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Sam Hill

Why Brazilian talent Endrick snubbed Chelsea after Cobham visit for Real Madrid £51m transfer

Endrick is one of the most sought after talents in the world and Real Madrid have seemingly won the race to sign the 16-year-old attacker. Chelsea were one of a number of clubs including Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City and Barcelona interested in signing the Brazilian wonderkid who now looks set to join the Spanish giants.

Endrick cannot leave current club Palmeiras until 2024, but he has now agreed to join Madrid with the Champions League holders set to pay his €60million (£51million) release clause. The Blues had invited the youngster's family to the Cobham training ground and enlisted the help of Brazil icon Thiago Silva to sell the project to Endrick.

The Brazilian talent is said to have preferred to join Chelsea following that visit, but his head turned after meeting with Madrid. Endrick will follow in the footsteps of Neymar, Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo who all made the move from Brazil to Spain and star in La Liga.

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