Under the trend of higher and higher transfer fees in international football, many clubs have been transformed into "black shops", by discovering young talented players to achieve the goal of making a lot of money, and Real Madrid is the opposite of them, as the most dominant football club in La Liga and even the whole European football, their goal is to always stand in the ranks of first-tier clubs in Europe! Therefore, they are usually not responsible for developing young players, but buy semi-finished products or instant combat power, so that the team's combat effectiveness can always be online.
After tasting the sweetness of 2 talented players from Brazil, Vinicius and Rodrigo, Real Madrid also continued to set their sights on Brazilian players, and such a player who is known as the next Ronaldo is targeted by Real Madrid, he is 16-year-old talented striker Ndrik from Palmeiras FC in Bajalia! In December 2022, he was bought out by Real Madrid for a staggering transfer fee of 72 million euros, which is also a transfer record for a player under the age of 16 in world football, and even ranks 7th in Real Madrid's all-time transfer fee ranking.
The reason why Ndrik will be expected is also very simple, in last season's Baja Liga, he scored 3 goals in 7 appearances, and in Palmeiras' 2 team he has completely conquered it, scoring 6 goals in 7 appearances, and winning last season's Brazilian U20 Ballon d'Or, which can be said to be a success!
However, there is a story of injury Zhongyong in ancient China, I don't know if Real Madrid has heard of it, it seems that the pressure on the shoulders is too much, or maybe it is very uncomfortable to come directly to the first team from the U16 across several levels, and the 16-year-old Brazilian genius seems to be lost in the new season!
Ndrik is playing with Palmeiras in the São Paulo Championship in Brazil in the new season, but unfortunately, even though the manager starts every game, he has never shown the momentum of a newborn calf like last season. After the last round, he played 12 games for the team in the new season, and he was actually hanging zero in the number of goals and assists! He was even substituted at half-time against Red Bull Bratigan, and after the game he sat on the bench with tears of sadness.
From last season's Tianzhi Zhizi to today's 0 goals and 0 assists in all competitions there is a considerable gap, although according to some media reports, Endrick's poor performance is due to the exclusion of teammates, but it is undeniable that in the case of giving enough main positions and playing time, Endrick's performance is indeed unsatisfactory.
Also famous at a young age, also killing in the youth team, Ndrik may also have learned from the past, he is the Belgian center Lukaku who currently plays for Inter Milan! As early as 13 years ago, when Lukaku was 16 years old, he was able to produce 15 goals in a single season at Anderlecht in Belgium, but since then his development has been unsatisfactory, and he has been unable to continue to give his best performance after joining the Premier League.
Here I want to say that although the 16-year-old Ndrik has performed well, what he needs to do is to continue to highlight, just like the 18-year-old Ronaldo often has, but the 37-year-old Ronaldo is almost nothing, which is the gap between superstars and ordinary players.