Ancelotti says Endrick ‘must first warm the bench’ at Real Madrid
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Lyon will cover part of Endrick’s salary, and the deal does not contain an option to buy.
Endrick joined Madrid for around a reported £52 million, making him one of the most expensive teenagers of all time, and he enjoyed a promising first season at the club.
Despite mainly being used from the bench, he made 37 appearances for the club under Carlo Ancelotti, but his playing time has been limited under new coach Xabi Alonso this term, making just three appearances in all competitions.
His sole La Liga appearance saw him earn a red card, and he did not start a game until a Copa del Rey fixture against third tier side CF Talavera.
The teenager has three goals in 14 matches for Brazil, but has not featured for the international side since a 4-1 World Cup qualifying defeat to Argentina in Buenos Aires in March.
A hamstring injury in May also ruled him out of the Club World Cup in the United States, and he missed the start of the season,
With the World Cup in America now just six months away now, he will hoping that a switch to Ligue 1 can lead to some impressive performances and force his way back into the national squad.
Endrick scored seven goals in his first season in Madrid, which was three more than Vinicius Junior scored in his maiden campaign in the Spanish capital.
Former Madrid boss Ancelotti routinely praised the Brazilian, but was quick to temper expectations due to the likes of Vinicius and Kylian Mbappe being ahead of him.
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Endrick ignores Mbappe, Vinicius runs before firing home on Champions League debut
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A January loan move for Endrick was rumoured to be in the offing as early as October, and Lyon were frequently mentioned as the frontrunners for the Brazilian.
The club, who are fifth in Ligue 1, are top of the Europa League table and have needed extra firepower in attack since Georges Mikautadze left for Villarreal in the summer.
Lyon has a noted history of developing and playing Brazilian players, most notably Juninho Pernambucano, as well as current Premier League midfielders Lucas Paqueta and Bruno Guimaraes.
Current manager Paulo Fonseca is Portuguese, and full-back Abner Vinicius is also Brazilian.
He will wear the No. 9 shirt for Lyon, but French regulations mean that players have to wait four days from a deal being registered until they can feature for their new club, meaning he will be unavailable for Lyon’s game against Monaco on January 3.
The earliest opportunity for Endrick to feature will be when Lyon play Lille in the Coupe de France on January 11.
