Brazil is preparing to crown its new ‘King’: everyone expected Endrick, but the difficulties encountered by the talent in Real Madrid are paving the way for another player from the Palmeiras school. The first call-up to the national team arrived in September, the new phenomenon is called Estêvão Willian Almeida de Oliveira Gonçalveswho managed to make Endrick forget in just a few months and is now ready to take over the Seleçao.
Even in the last round it was decisive: Messinhoas he was nicknamed because he adores the Argentine champion, scored a goal against Gremio and set a new record: he is the first player under 18 to contribute to 20 goals (12 goals and 8 assists) in an edition of Brasileirao. A few weeks ago he surpassed Neymer for precocity: among the Brazilian Under-17s no one had ever scored 10 goals and 8 assists in 24 games (the former Barcelona player had stopped at 10 goals and 6 assists in 33 games).
Numbers which are certainly a good omen in view of his next move to Europe, where he will wear the Chelsea shirt. Neymar himself was the first to congratulate him: “Congratulations on the record. I hope you continue to shine and make everyone fall in love with your football.” A few days ago he said: “Estevao is the greatest emerging talent in Brazil. He will be a genius.”