Aston Villa ‘make stunning transfer move for Real Madrid and Brazil World Cup star Endrick’

ASTON VILLA have made a stunning transfer enquiry for Brazilian wonderkid Endrick, according to reports. Endrick, 20, is down the pecking order at Real Madrid but needs to gain experience to muscle his way up the squad hierarchy. Real Madrid wonderkid Endrick could be heading to England Credit: Getty Aston Villa have reportedly submitted a proposal to land the 20-year-old on loan Credit: Getty He will also be hard-pressed for minutes in the senior team because of new boss Jose Mourinho‘s preference for a shorter squad. That being said, according to AS, the former Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham manager initially did not want the player to leave, before opening the door for his exit due to the limited minutes available. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! And the attacker is now set to go out on loan for the second time, following a successful spell at Lyon, where he scored eight goals and added seven assists in 21 games across all competitions. The report adds Real want to loan Endrick to a team in the Champions League and somewhere he can play primarily in the No9 role. Roma and Aston Villa are two such teams who match this criteria and have sent proposals to land the Samba star. In Villa’s case, they want a striker who can deputise for England star Ollie Watkins. The 30-year-old was the club’s top scorer last season with 21 goals, while second top scorer Morgan Rogers – also the teams chief creator – left to join Chelsea in a record-breaking £117million transfer. While Endrick might appear to be a good fit for Unai Emery‘s side, Roma are the front-runners to land him. Most read in Sport BEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UK Bernabeu outfit, Real, announced in December 2022 they had reached a deal to sign Endrick from Palmeiras, before his full arrival in July 2024 when he turned 18. The fee paid could reportedly rise to as high as £52m, if bonuses are achieved. Endrick had a successful loan spell at Lyon in the second half of last season Top football travel deals Comment now