Gabriel Barbosa is on loan at Santos from Inter Milan – and could reportedly move to the Premier League with Everton, West Ham United or Crystal Palace
The January transfer window is just two months away and already it is clear where Everton, West Ham and Crystal Palace need to strengthen.
Both The Toffees and The Hammers are lacking a natural centre-forward, even if Richarlison and Marko Arnautovic have impressed in unfamiliar roles, while Palace have only scored two home goals all season – and both of those were Luka Milovojevic penalties.
But could Gabriel Barbosa be the solution to their problems?
A £28 million one-time Brazilian wonder-kid whose reputation took a battering after struggling to adapt to life at Inter Milan, ‘Gabigol’ has got his career back on track since returning to Santos on loan, scoring 25 goals this season.
And Goal Brazil is claiming that the 23-year-old has his heart set on a move to the Premier League. West Ham, Everton and Crystal Palace are all reported to have been in contract with his agent, the influential Kia Joorabchian.
Gabriel may be the top scorer in the Brazilian top flight right now but his last spell in Europe’s big leagues could not have gone worse.
So this latest Samba starlet will certainly be under the microscope should he seal a move to the Premier League after his loan spell at Santos ends in December.
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