Endrick admits concern over limited Real Madrid minutes | OneFootball

Real Madrid striker Endrick has confessed he is worried he will lose his spot in the Brazil national team if he does not see more minutes at club level.

A €60m arrival last summer, 18-year-old Endrick has found himself struggling for opportunities in a forward line which includes undisputed superstars Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo. While the striker has managed 28 appearances across all competitions, he has seen just 496 minutes of action since the season began.

While he has previously insisted he relishes the chance to learn from the best and understands the battle with which he is faced, Endrick has now revealed his fear that he could lose his place at the 2026 World Cup due to his lack of minutes.

"To tell you the truth, what goes through my head a lot is that I'm afraid I won't be in the World Cup," he told Romario TV.

"You [Romario] have been through it, too, my dad even told me that you were hoping and didn't get a call-up [in 1998]. So I have this fear. Because it's a dream of mine. It's hard to say because I want to be at the World Cup and help Brazil win its sixth title.

"Of course it's difficult, being at the biggest club in the world, with the biggest players, and you can't always have the opportunity to play.

"But whenever I play, I want to be able to show a bit of myself to be in the national team. I hope that next year I can be in the national team and if God wills it, we'll win the World Cup."

Endrick has 13 caps for his country to date / Eurasia Sport Images/GettyImages

Brazil manager Dorival Junior has since revealed he has spoken with Madrid counterpart Carlo Ancelotti over Endrick's role and ongoing development.

"Endrick has been monitored, and very closely," Dorival said.

"On this last trip [to Europe], I had a conversation with Ancelotti for about two and a half hours. We talked about many subjects, but mainly about the moment Endrick is going through.

"He has evolved a lot compared to what we knew a year ago. The work at Palmeiras was very well done and accomplished, and Endrick is now much more mature. That's natural. I believe that, in a year in Europe, this happened. If he had stayed here, he would have evolved a little differently."