Endrick has rejected comparisons with late Brazil legend Pele and spoke out about the pressure he has faced since agreeing to sign for Real Madrid.

Endrick will join Real Madrid from Palmeiras when he turns 18 in 2024.

"I need to keep working," Endrick told the Brazilian edition of GQ in an interview published on Wednesday. "That's what [Palmeiras coach] Abel Ferreira asks of me. I'm an adult, the same as the other players in the squad. Nobody should feel sorry for me or pat me on the head."

Madrid beat competition from a number of top European clubs to clinch his signing, in a deal that Palmeiras president Leila Pereira described as "the biggest deal in the history of Brazilian football."

"Sometimes I ask myself: Why are there so many stories about me?" Endrick said. "I didn't ask for this. There are situations that cross a line. 'Ah, he's the new Pele.' Man, nobody is going to be Pele, he's the king of football.

"But there's nothing I can do, I can't ask people not to talk about my life. I always said I'd like all Brazilians to be able to be close to me, but I understand more and more that that's not possible, there will always be people who attack me."