Manchester City set to go head-to-head with Real Madrid by making proposal for Palmeiras wonderkid Endrick

Manchester City and Real Madrid look set to go head-to-head for the signing of Palmeiras wonderkid, Endrick according to reports from Brazil.

The European giants are often keen to constantly evolve their squads and ensure that they have a conveyor belt of talent to drive their respective teams forward for the coming years.

One of the latest players to emerge from South America in particular is Endrick.

The 16 year-old forward has already delivered staggering statistics for Palmeiras' senior team, and unsurprisingly that has caught the attention of Europe's most powerful clubs.

Across 14 appearances so far this season, Endrick has scored nine goals and provided a further assist to take his tally into double figures in front of goal.

The latest information surrounding the future of the teenage sensation has been provided by journalist Jorge Nicola, offering a comprehensive update via his YouTube channel.

As translated and relayed by Sport Witness, Jorge Nicola explained, “Representatives of Real Madrid and Manchester City were at Allianz Parque.

"(This is) information that has been confirmed by a person from the player’s staff.

"By the way, the person from Real (Madrid) and the person from Manchester City already made contact throughout Thursday to say that they intend to make a proposal soon," he continued.

“They are quite delighted. First with all of Endrick’s technical ability. Then with his great relationship with the athletes, and more than that, with the engagement with the fans.

"They could see at Allianz Parque, with more than 30 thousand people, how much Endrick, at just 16 years old, is capable of motivating and mobilising fans."

Jorge Nicola closed by specifying how the aforementioned point affects one of the two interested clubs, as he said, "All this counts, especially for Real Madrid, which is a club that loves having players capable of making noise, of stirring up, in short, that story of the Galacticos.”

Interest in South American talent will come as no surprise to fans of Manchester City.

The club's parent company - the City Football Group - are known to have an extensive global scouting network that is often ahead of the rest when it comes to sounding out potential transfer targets for one of their many teams in their portfolio.

Recent examples include Yan Couto, Gabriel Jesus, Diego Rosa, and Julian Alvarez - with the latter currently plying his trade in Pep Guardiola's first-team squad and gearing up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar with his native Argentina.

Official: @julianalvarezzz will be @Argentina’s squad number 9️⃣ at the FIFA World Cup.

— City Xtra (@City_Xtra) November 15, 2022