Revealed: Endrick was 'days away' from sealing Real Madrid exit before suffering injury relapse at Club World Cup

The Brazilian wonderkid completed a big-money transfer to Santiago Bernabeu in the summer of 2024, having passed his 18th birthday. There were high hopes for the talented forward in the Spanish capital.

Fierce competition for places - as he sat behind the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior in the attacking pecking order - restricted Endrick to just three La Liga starts during his debut campaign with the Blancos.

He managed only seven goals across all competitions, leading to suggestions that a loan move could be sanctioned in order to get the regular game time that his ongoing development needs.

According to Cadena Cope a deal had been struck with Real Sociedad, with said agreement “days away” from being processed. Endrick then suffered a relapse of his hamstring injury at the FIFA Club World Cup and is expected to be out until late September or early October.

Real must now decide whether they sanction a similar switch for Gonzalo Garcia, after seeing him impress at the Club World Cup, or wait until January before readdressing Endrick’s future - with Xabi Alonso eager to trim his squad and keep everybody happy.