Brazilian teenager – who could have been a Chelsea player – made history and heads to Real Madrid this summer
It was, when it finally came, not just the only significant moment of this oddly half-paced international friendly, but a lovely moment too, and one that arrived shot through with a strange kind of relief.
Such is the life of a prodigy. Endrick is still only 17 years old, but seems to have spent his entire teenage existence being the next thing, fresh content for an industry that commodifies talent from the moment it first raises its head.
