New season, same issues for Endrick at Real Madrid as he has found it difficult to break into the team and play regularly.

Indeed, the four minutes as a substitute against Elche in La Liga is all the 20-year-old striker has played for Real Madrid in the first eight matches of the season.

An untimely pre-season injury ruled him out of the first four games, but he has been called up by Jose Mourinho for the following four games and has barely featured.

Competition for places in attack is fierce, with Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr., Yan Diomande, Arda Guler, Brahim Diaz and new signing Carlos Espi all ahead of him.

As such, AS reports that Endrick has the option of leaving on loan in January, which he will consider, if things do not improve for him at Real Madrid.

The Brazilian had several offers to leave on loan in the summer. The one that appealed to him most was AS Roma, who are in the Champions League and currently top of Serie A.

Endrick could leave in January. (Photo by David Balogh/Getty Images)

In fact, when the agreement for a loan move was already in place, a conversation with Mourinho changed everything. The Portuguese coach asked the striker to stay and told him that he counted on him.