19-year-old forward Gabriel Barbosa follows the same path of his idol Neymar at Santos, as he’s turned down a proposal from Premier League side Chelsea.
UOL Esporte found that Gabigol rejected an offer from Chelsea and has decided to renew his contract at Santos until 2021. The English club were willing to pay €30 million to Santos. The report adds that Gabigol would have a salary increase and other bonuses following his contract extension. The agreement has not been signed yet, but he must renew the bond until 2021. Gabigol rejected Chelsea because he wanted to leave Santos with an idol status. Moreover, the dream of the player is to leave Brazil and join Real Madrid. In addition to Chelsea, other European clubs like Fiorentina, Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund were also showing interest in Gabigol. Hebei Fortune from China were even willing to pay €5 million more than Gabigol’s €50 million release clause, but he wasn’t excited with the prospect of going to Asia.
19-year-old forward Gabriel Barbosa follows the same path of his idol Neymar at Santos, as he’s turned down a proposal from Premier League side Chelsea.
UOL Esporte found that Gabigol rejected an offer from Chelsea and has decided to renew his contract at Santos until 2021. The English club were willing to pay €30 million to Santos. The report adds that Gabigol would have a salary increase and other bonuses following his contract extension. The agreement has not been signed yet, but he must renew the bond until 2021. Gabigol rejected Chelsea because he wanted to leave Santos with an idol status. Moreover, the dream of the player is to leave Brazil and join Real Madrid. In addition to Chelsea, other European clubs like Fiorentina, Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund were also showing interest in Gabigol. Hebei Fortune from China were even willing to pay €5 million more than Gabigol’s €50 million release clause, but he wasn’t excited with the prospect of going to Asia.
