‘It’s complicated’ – Endrick offered advice on lack of game time at Real Madrid as Brazilian superstar struggles for minutes under Carlo Ancelotti

It has been a difficult start to life at Real Madrid for the teenage Brazilian sensation as he has played only 15 matches and clocked 160 minutes on the pitch since completing his dream move from Palmeiras this summer. Even Vinicius Junior's absence for the majority of December did not open the door for Endrick, who managed only 24 minutes of game time in the last month of the year.

Amid his struggles at Santiago Bernabeu, former Los Blancos and Brazil winger Savinho offered valuable advice to the 18-year-old as he urged him to keep working hard and patiently wait for his opportunity to arrive. Savio spent five years at Madrid, where he appeared in 160 games and scored 30 goals.

Speaking to Relevo, the 50-year-old said: "Things started very early with him. He has to pay a lot of attention so that the emotional part doesn't affect him. He's going to have moments of ups and downs, that happened to me.

"You have to keep a cool head, strong. If not... it's complicated. Endrick has enormous potential, he has a lot of technical quality, strength, speed and goalscoring. He has to be calm, work, work and work. The mental part is basic, fundamental."

Carlo Ancelotti's side will be back in action after the short winter break on January 3 as they take on Valencia in an away fixture in La Liga.