By Patricio Figueroa Last updated: 11th November 2008
Alipio Duarte Brandao's agent claims his client his close to securing a move to Spanish giants Real Madrid.
The teenage sensation is set to be loaned to the Primera Liga outfit in order to gain experience with their reserve side.
A permanent deal will then be reached at a later date, with Real set to pay 550,000 euros (£447,000) for the 16-year-old's services.
"We have been in Madrid talking about the contract and now Alipio will start training with Castilla this week. He is very happy," said agent Helder Daniel.
Alipio is regarded as one of the hottest prospects to come out of Brazil in recent years and is keen to follow in the footsteps of many of his South American counterparts.
He is currently on the books of Portuguese outfit Rio Ave, but is keen to test himself at the highest possible level.
His lofty ambitions include becoming a world renowned goalscorer like his countryman Ronaldo, while he also claims to possess many of the technical attributes regularly displayed by Manchester United's Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.
"My main characteristics are being quick and a good scorer," he said.
"My dream is to be like Cristiano Ronaldo, but I know I have a long way to go.
"Another dream is to play for the Brazilian national team and become a top scorer like Ronaldo.
"I know that Ronaldo has also played for Real Madrid and I would like to be like him. He is my idol."

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Sunday 8th November | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 18:00 | Valencia vs Real Zaragoza |
| 20:00 | Sevilla vs Villarreal |
| Sunday 22nd November | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 16:00 | Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona |
| 16:00 | Deportivo La Coruna vs Atletico Madrid |
| 16:00 | Espanyol vs Getafe |
| 16:00 | Malaga vs Real Zaragoza |
| 16:00 | Mallorca vs Almeria |
| 16:00 | Osasuna vs Valencia |
| 16:00 | Real Madrid vs Racing Santander |
| 16:00 | Tenerife vs Sevilla |
| 16:00 | Villarreal vs Valladolid |
| 16:00 | Xerez vs Sporting Gijon |
| Sunday 29th November | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 16:00 | Almeria vs Athletic Bilbao |
| 16:00 | Atletico Madrid vs Espanyol |
| 16:00 | Barcelona vs Real Madrid |
| 16:00 | Getafe vs Xerez |
| 16:00 | Racing Santander vs Deportivo La Coruna |
| 16:00 | Real Zaragoza vs Osasuna |
| 16:00 | Sevilla vs Malaga |
| 16:00 | Sporting Gijon vs Villarreal |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 8th November | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Almeria 2 - 0 Osasuna | |
| Racing Santander 0 - 2 Athletic Bilbao | |
| Sporting Gijon 1 - 0 Espanyol | |
| Valladolid 0 - 0 Xerez | |
| Saturday 7th November | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Atletico Madrid 2 - 3 Real Madrid | |
| Barcelona 4 - 2 Mallorca | |
| Getafe 0 - 2 Deportivo La Coruna | |
| Tenerife 2 - 2 Malaga | |
| Sunday 1st November | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Deportivo La Coruna 1 - 1 Sporting Gijon | |
| Malaga 0 - 1 Valencia | |
| Real Zaragoza 2 - 1 Almeria | |
| Mallorca 1 - 0 Racing Santander | |
| Espanyol 1 - 1 Valladolid | |
| Villarreal 5 - 0 Tenerife | |
| Saturday 31st October | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Athletic Bilbao 1 - 0 Atletico Madrid | |
| Osasuna 1 - 1 Barcelona | |
| Xerez 0 - 2 Sevilla | |
| Real Madrid 2 - 0 Getafe | |
| Sunday 25th October | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Barcelona 6 - 1 Real Zaragoza | |
| Almeria 0 - 3 Valencia | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 10 | 26 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 10 | 25 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | Deportivo La Coruna | 10 | 19 |
| 5 | Valencia | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | Real Mallorca | 10 | 17 |
| 7 | Sporting Gijon | 9 | 13 |
| 8 | Espanyol | 9 | 13 |
| 9 | Athletic Bilbao | 9 | 13 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 9 | 12 |
| 11 | Getafe | 10 | 12 |
| 12 | Real Zaragoza | 9 | 11 |
| 13 | Tenerife | 10 | 10 |
| 14 | Villarreal | 9 | 9 |
| 15 | Real Valladolid | 9 | 9 |
| 16 | Almeria | 9 | 9 |
| 17 | Racing Santander | 9 | 7 |
| 18 | Atletico Madrid | 10 | 7 |
| 19 | Malaga | 10 | 5 |
| 20 | Xerez | 9 | 5 |
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