Overview
- Multiple outlets report Real Madrid and Lyon are in very advanced talks for a straight loan from January to season’s end with no purchase option.
- Drafts are being exchanged and the agreement is expected to be signed in December, with standard protections allowing Madrid to recall him in specific scenarios.
- Endrick and his camp favor Lyon for guaranteed minutes, Europa League involvement, and a fit under coach Paulo Fonseca, with housing arrangements already being explored.
- Ancelotti publicly advised the 19-year-old to discuss his future and seek playing time, having left him out of recent Brazil squads with selection tied to regular minutes.
- The forward has logged only about 11 minutes under Xabi Alonso after returning from a hamstring layoff, and he rebuffed late Manchester United interest to prioritize Lyon.