Time is running out.
Chelsea’s £60 million pursuit of Endrick, the Brazilian prodigy Real Madrid snatched from Palmeiras in 2022, is slipping through their fingers as reported in Fichajes.
Juventus have stepped in, holding advanced talks over a season-long loan for the teenager whose first year in Spain was defined not by goals, but by waiting.
Endrick arrived in Madrid a record-breaker—the youngest player to debut for Palmeiras, the boy who scored against England at Wembley before his 18th birthday.
But at the Bernabéu, minutes were scarce. Carlo Ancelotti kept faith in a front line of Mbappé, Vinícius, Bellingham, and Rodrygo. Even Arda Güler, still only 19, doubled Endrick’s LaLiga minutes.
The numbers sting: 847 minutes in all competitions. Five goals in the Copa del Rey—yet he was dropped for the final, where Barcelona triumphed 3-2. In the league, he played just 356 minutes. This isn’t the path to the Brazil squad.
For Chelsea, this is the second time the dream has flickered. They fought for him in 2022 and lost. This summer, their strategy—youth, potential, resale value—seemed a perfect fit for Endrick’s profile.
But prising him from Madrid’s grasp would take more than a bid; it would take the club admitting their €60 million investment is better off elsewhere.
That’s why a loan to Juventus feels inevitable. For Madrid, it’s a safe bet: development without surrender.
And so, Chelsea watch from the shadows again, hoping the future might yet bend their way.
But for now, Endrick’s road seems destined to run through Italy before it ever touches the King’s Road.