Tomorrow evening, Olympique Lyonnais will challenge Stade Brestois for the 11th day of Ligue 1. A championship that Endrick could soon discover. At 19, the striker has been playing in La Liga for a little over a year, after making a sensational debut in Brazilian Serie A with Palmeiras. In the Iberian capital, the Auriverde international (14 caps, 3 goals) took part in 37 matches in all competitions last season under the orders of Carlo Ancelotti. Time for him to score 7 goals and deliver 1 assist. But the young player has had little playing time to get his teeth into (847 minutes played last year, editor’s note), he who has only started 8 times.
This season, his situation unfortunately got worse after the arrival of Xabi Alonso. Injured for many weeks, Endrick saw Gonzalo Garcia pass him by to take on the role of Kylian Mbappé’s understudy. Result: he has not yet played a single minute this season. Closed to a departure during the summer transfer window and the weeks that followed, the Brazilian, who was determined to fight for his place, gradually changed his mind. From now on, he no longer excludes leaving during the month of January if his situation does not change further. He always has his sights set on the 2026 World Cup and above all the desire to play and progress on the Old Continent. What he can’t do while remaining on the bench.
Endrick is very popular but OL is his priority
This week, we explained to you on our site that Endrick is very sensitive to the approach of Olympique Lyonnais. A club that ticks all the boxes. Indeed, there has been a lack of a starting number 9 since the departures of Alexandre Lacazette and Georges Mikautadze. Despite the arrival of Martin Satriano and backup options like Pavel Sulc, the Gones lack a captain up front, as Matthieu Louis-Jean admitted, bitterly, at the end of the last transfer window. Endrick will therefore have playing time and the opportunity to express himself in a major European championship, under the orders of a coach he appreciates, Paulo Fonseca. All the lights are therefore green for the residents of Groupama Stadium, who are discussing a loan without purchase option with partial payment of the Brazilian’s salary.
However, UOL explained during the week that the Endrick clan remains open to other options, including that of remaining in Madrid if his case ultimately evolves. Because there are people who want to welcome Endrick during this month of January. According to our information, the attacker has touches in Brazil, Mexico, Major League Soccer, Russia and the Middle East. We were told about avenues untapped by those around him. But that’s not all. In addition to Lyon, he has dozens of serious options in Europe, in major championships, according to close sources. Other sources, in Brazil, go further and tell us that Bayer Leverkusen, AS Roma, FC Porto and two big Premier League teams have notably tested the waters. What is certain is that it is OL which is his priority and which has every chance of welcoming him this winter, barring a turnaround.
