After moving to Portugal with his legal guardian as a 14 year old Orphan, Alipio Duarte Brandao is putting pen to paper on a transfer worth around 600,000 Euros with one of the biggest clubs in the world, La Liga giants Real Madrid.

And with newspaper giants Marca putting the 16 year old Alipio on it’s cover as Cristiano Ronaldo’s successor, the pressure is just starting.

Brazilian born / Portugal repping Pepe said, “Alipio has a spectacular talent.  We know all about him and, frankly, it is very difficult now to find a player of his age with so much talent.

‘He has great maturity for a young man and he can become an important player. If he keeps improving, I hope that next year he will be able to train with us.”image via Soccer24-7