Endrick is now back in Madrid. The Brazilian forward, once Ligue 1 finished with Olympique Lyon, He has headed to the capital of Spain to start his vacation and his preparation for the World Cupthe first of his career. But before thinking about Brazil or rejoining Real Madrid, the striker wanted to close his time in Lyon. with a nice message to his fans.
“In Brazil, when someone goes through a difficult time, it is often said that that person has to kill a lion a day. For months, I went through something that no athlete would want to go through. But I decided that I was not going to kill a single lion,” Endrick begins his farewell, remembering his arrival in winter after running out of minutes in Xabi Alonso’s teamand continues: “I decided to become one. And it was here that I found what I needed to regain my strength. To follow my instinct to attack like a lion. To defend my people who came with me. And those who welcomed me here so well.”
In Brazil, when someone is going through a difficult time, it is often said that that person has to kill a lion a day
His time in France, fruitful in terms of goals (eight goals and eight assists in 21 games) and in vital learning: “The months of anguish gave way to months of joy, victories and also learning. I made new friends. I got even closer to those I already had. And I discovered that our place is the one where we are with those we love and with those who love us.”
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Endrick has identified with the fans, He has learned French to speak in front of the press and with his colleagues and he leaves a great taste in the mouth of a team and a city that knows it cannot keep him, because Madrid awaits him with open arms. “Unfortunately, even if he is stronger, a lion cannot stay in one place. I have to say goodbye now and begin the return journey. It will be much longer. Because I return carrying much more than I had when I arrived. And even if I reach the end of this journey, for the rest of my life, I will carry this city with me. In my heart and in my memory. Every time I look at the smile of my son, who God gave to our family here in Lyon,” he concludes his letter.