Premier League trio West Ham United, Everton and Crystal Palace are all reportedly in talks with Inter Milan’s Serie A flop ‘Gabigol’.
Inter Milan’s directors have dollar signs in their eyes with Gabriel Barbosa scoring goals for fun out in Brazil for Santos.
The Samba starlet has been little other than an expensive flop since moving to San Siro after helping his country win Olympic gold alongside Neymar, Gabriel Jesus and co in 2016. But since returning to Santos on loan, Gabriel has re-claimed his ‘Gabigol’ nickname after scoring 25 times in 49 games.
And with interest arising from the Premier League, it seems that Inter are hoping to cash in and make as much money from their forgotten man as possible.
Goal Brazil has claimed that Everton, Crystal Palace and West Ham have all been in talks with Gabriel’s influential agent Kia Joorabchian ahead of the January transfer window – and Sport Mediaset report that there is a concrete offer on the table from The Hammers too.
But Inter are determined to take advantage of Gabriel’s prolific run of form – and are refusing to let him leave on loan again. Instead, they want to sell the 22-year-old while his stock is high and will demand a hefty £26 million (UOL).
Of the three interested parties, Crystal Palace are the team most in need of a goalscorer like Gabigol. Roy Hodgson’s side have scored just two home goals all season after all and both of those were Luka Milovojevic penalties against Arsenal.
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