'That's when they came in' - Agent reveals Liverpool wanted Brazil wonderkid before £51m transfer
Liverpool would have good reason to be sick of the sight of Real Madrid, having regularly locked horns on and off the pitch in recent years.
The Spanish giants beat the Reds in two Champions League finals in 2018 and 2022, and also knocked them out of Europe in both 2021 and 2023.
Recent reports suggest that they hope to lure Trent Alexander-Arnold away from Anfield ahead of the England international’s contract expiring in 2025, while there are also suggestions that they want to make Xabi Alonso their new manager in 2026. The Liverpool legend is currently one of the favourites to replace Jurgen Klopp in the Reds dugout this summer.
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They have beaten Liverpool to a handful of signings in recent years too, most famously Aurelien Tchouameni and Jude Bellingham. While the Reds have long conceded that Kylian Mbappe would prove to be beyond their financial grasp, the World Cup winner is another set to move to the Bernabeu.
They aren’t the only players to opt for Madrid over Merseyside though.
Endrick will join Real Madrid from Palmeiras in July in a £51m deal, which was first announced back in December 2022. But the player’s agent has confirmed that Liverpool were one of the clubs who were also in for the 17-year-old, after he shone as Brazil Under-17s won the 2022 Montaigu Tournament.
The teenager finished as top scorer with five goals in four games and was named as player of the tournament, with his agent, Frederico Pena, sharing how that promoted a number of elite clubs to make their moves.
“I think the first time we saw
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