During his emotional speech, he admitted that he hadn’t expected to be in front of thousands of people in a packed stadium.

“I won’t lie, I did not expect all this, so many people,” he shared.

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Madrid’s president, Florentino Pérez, attended the event and welcomed the young star to the club.

Endrick played for Brazil in this year’s Copa América, where he helped defeat Uruguay in the quarterfinals. Sources told ESPN that he did not expect to join Real Madrid during the team’s pre-season tour of the United States later this month.

They will face Mallorca in the inaugural game of the new La Liga season on August 18, with Endrick wearing the No. 16 as he competes against his former Brazilian teammates.

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