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Real Madrid signing Endrick: I'm not Pele; I wish people wouldn't attack me

Palmeiras superkid Endrick says he's learning to live with criticism.

Endrick will move to Real Madrid when he turns 18 in 2024.

He told GQ: "Sometimes I wonder why they put the spotlight on me, I didn't ask for anything like that.

"These are situations that go beyond the limits: People think 'Ah, it's the new Pelé', but nobody will be Pelé, he is the King of football. But now there's nothing we can do, we can't ask people not to talk about my life.

"I have always said that I would like to have all the Brazilians around me, but I understand more and more that it is not possible and that there will always be people ready to attack me."

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