Brazilian wonderkid Endrick has admitted that he was influenced to join Real Madrid ahead of PSG, Barcelona and Chelsea so that he could follow in his 'idol' Cristiano Ronaldo's footsteps.
The Palmeiras winger also revealed that his 'friend' Vinicius Jr played a part in convincing him to move to the Bernabeu by sending him texts that 'gave me more hope'.
Los Blancos beat off strong competition from Europe's top clubs to sign the 16-year-old in a deal believed to be worth £62million including over £10million in taxes yet to be added.