Endrick to join Lyon on loan from Real Madrid
Real Madrid forward Endrick has agreed to join Lyon on loan for the rest of the season.
Huge expectations accompanied Endrick's move to the Santiago Bernabeu from Palmeiras, which was agreed in 2022 but not completed until July 2024, after his 18th birthday.
However, the teenager has so far failed to have a major impact for Los Blancos, finding his game-time limited both under Carlo Ancelotti in 2024-2025 and Xabi Alonso this season.
Endrick made 37 appearances for Madrid in all competitions last season, but only eight of those were starts and he was limited to 847 minutes on the pitch overall.
Though he scored seven goals in his first campaign in LaLiga, he has only made three appearances and played a total of 99 minutes since Alonso replaced Ancelotti in the Madrid dugout.
Endrick missed the first month of this season with a muscle injury, while he was recently shown a red card while on the bench during a damaging 2-0 loss to Celta Vigo.
Madrid was keen for the 19 year-old to get regular first-team football and further his development, and on Wednesday it was confirmed he will spend the rest of 2025-2026 at Lyon.
Endrick will officially join Lyon on 1 January, though French rules mean players cannot feature for their new club until four days have passed from registration, so he will not be available for their trip to Monaco on 3 January.
Lyon is fifth in Ligue 1 table, four points adrift of fourth-pllaced Lille.
