Gabriel ‘Gabigol’ Barbosa is believed to have chosen a loan spell at Benfica rather than Sporting CP or Porto.
The striker was signed from Santos a year ago for €29.5m, but did not get a single Serie A start.
He will be loaned out this summer to gain playing time and European experience.
Although several Portuguese clubs had lined up, including Sporting and Porto, La Gazzetta dello Sport claims Gabigol will be joining Benfica.
It’s a dry loan with no option to buy for the player who turns 21 next week.
Gabriel ‘Gabigol’ Barbosa is believed to have chosen a loan spell at Benfica rather than Sporting CP or Porto.
The striker was signed from Santos a year ago for €29.5m, but did not get a single Serie A start.
He will be loaned out this summer to gain playing time and European experience.
Although several Portuguese clubs had lined up, including Sporting and Porto, La Gazzetta dello Sport claims Gabigol will be joining Benfica.
It’s a dry loan with no option to buy for the player who turns 21 next week.
The Brazilian preferred a loan move to Portugal so he would not need to learn another language.