Overview

• Multiple UK outlets say the 20-year-old is expected to link up with Hull City's under-21s at Bishop Burton College, with no official club announcement cited.
• Mendes departed Burnley in the summer after being named among 13 under-21 players released by the club.
• He made five Premier League Cup appearances for Burnley’s under-21s last season, scoring against Reading and providing two assists versus Luton.
• The Brazil-born, left-footed winger progressed through Cruzeiro’s academy before moving to Barcelona’s La Masia and then to Burnley in 2024.
• In a February interview with ESPN Brazil, Mendes said he wants to build his own career and not be defined by his father Ronaldinho’s legacy.