PALMEIRAS is seemingly the breeding ground for Brazil's up and coming talent.
Gabriel Jesus came through the ranks there, while Danilo is making strides with Nottingham Forest in the Premier League.
Endrick has stolen the headlines in recent times - thanks to a £51million transfer to Real Madrid at just 16 - and has undoubted potential to be football's next superstar.
But insiders with the Verdao are now giddy about a new kid on the block who has come through the ranks and caught the attention of Europe's top clubs, including Chelsea, Arsenal, Real Madrid, Man City and Bayern Munich.
At just 17, Estevao Willian has the world at his very talented feet.
And because of his outstanding ability, he has already earned a very flattering nickname.
Those in the know call him Messinho, because of the similarities in his game to Argentine legend Lionel Messi.
Willian actually began his youth career at Cruzeiro in 2017, the club who famously launched Ronaldo into the stratosphere.
By 2018, aged just 10, the hype about the winger was unparalleled.
A year later, he signed a sponsorship deal with Nike.
It made him the youngest Brazilian to ink a contract with the sportswear giants, surpassing Real Madrid's Rodrygo.
However, in 2021 Palmeiras managed to snatch Willian from their rivals - signing him on a trainee contract.
Straight away he made a difference to their youth team.
In the 2022 season, he helped the Palmeiras youth teams win the Campeonato Paulista Sub-17, Campeonato Paulista Sub-15, Copa do Brasil Sub-17 and Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-17.
In the latter, he scored a hat-trick in the final to defeat Sao Paulo 3-0.
A year later, he made his professional debut for the club, coming off the bench in the 78th minute of a 1–1 draw away
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