It is no secret that Real Madrid wanted Neymar when he first exploded onto the scene at Santos. The Spanish giants were reportedly in the mix for some time until the Brazilian star signed for Barcelona in 2013.
After Madrid missed out on securing Neymar's services, their recruitment policy shifted to stealing a march on their rivals by targeting the game's most exciting young players.
The Spanish giants have since signed 12 high-profile teenage talents, but it's fair to say that very few have been unqualified successes.
While Eduardo Camavinga, Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo are presently starring for the senior side, the likes of Jesus Vallejo, Martin Odegaard and Take Kubo quickly disappeared into the Madrid loan circuit.
Madrid are not to be deterred, though, as underlined by their decision to pay a staggering €60 million (£52m/$63.5m) for the 16-year-old Palmeiras forward Endrick.
So, where does he rank among the most gifted youngsters Real have snapped up during the past decade?..
.jpg?auto=webp&format=pjpg&width=640&quality=60)
