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Details of Liverpool’s rejected proposals to sign Real Madrid starlet
Endrick is back in Madrid for the new season and already working hard to impress Jose Mourinho in his early days at the club.
A fitness setback has forced him to miss out on Real Madrid’s season opener later today, but it is clear that Jose Mourinho counts on the player after the management and administration jointly decided that the player must stay.
Liverpool, however, made a notable attempt to lure the player away from the Spanish giants earlier this week. As reported, their effort was futile and Fabrizio Romano now reveals more details on what the Merseyside club had in mind.
A desperate attempt
Indeed, as reported by the Italian journalist, Liverpool did indeed make direct contact with Real Madrid for the young Brazilian’s transfer and they did not have any hard and fast demands.
They wanted to see if there was any possibility at all for Los Blancos to open up to transferring the player, primarily as a loan with an option to purchase at the end of the season.
Concurrently, they were also willing to go for a direct permanent transfer with a massive proposal and fee.
For Real Madrid and Endrick, however, neither option was seen as feasible and Florentino Perez and Jose Mourinho both slammed the door shut.
A crucial six months
As matters stand, there is nothing that can make Endrick leave Real Madrid this summer for the player has made up his mind on staying and making it big at the club of his dreams.
What the youngster is not happy about, however, is the club signing Carlos Espi after Gonzalo Garcia, for he saw it as a sign that Real Madrid do not trust him.
Word has it that the player is currently determined to stay and fight for a spot, but that hr will review his situation in January.
If his minutes are not where he expects, there is every chance he may push for a loan departure midway through the season.
Everything will come down to where Mourinho places the striker on his pecking order and the importance the player enjoys, at least as an option off the bench.
Real Madrid will be looking to pick up their fifth win of the 2026/27 La Liga season when they take on Elche CF at Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero later tonight.
With 12 points from five games, Los Blancos are currently second in the league table, three points below leaders FC Barcelona.
As such, the Spanish capital club will be eager to get the win and close the gap to the top.
Guler starts, Bellingham rested
Ahead of kickoff, Real Madrid have announced the starting lineup that will take the field against Elche, with Jose Mourinho making some important changes.
For starters, Arda Guler is back in the lineup after appearing as a substitute in the win over Rayo Vallecano.
Interestingly, however, he starts in the attacking midfield role, with Mourinho opting to rest Jude Bellingham, who has started all of Real Madrid’s games so far.
That also means that Yan Diomande retains his place in the team, starting for a second time in a row on the right wing. Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr. continue in their respective positions in attack.
Another notable change sees Aurelien Tchouameni make his first start of the season after recovering from injury and making two appearances off the bench.
He replaces Bernardo Silva as Federico Valverde’s partner in the middle of the park.
Meanwhile, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Marc Cucurella come in as full-backs, while Ibrahima Konate and Dean Huijsen slot in at centre-back in front of goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.
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