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    • From Gabigol to Gabighost: Inter flop is gaining weight, finds training too intense

    From Gabigol to Gabighost: Inter flop is gaining weight, finds training too intense

    Today's Corriere della Sera is confirming what many Inter fans have feared for some time: that €30 million signing Gabriel Barbosa (Gabigol) has been a flop so far, that he's putting on weight and struggling to adapt to European training practices.

    The Italian daily claim that many are blaming this on agent Kia Joorabchian, despite assurances arriving that the superagent wasn’t involved in the move, nor did he recommend Gabigol to Inter.
     
    The Nerazzurri themselves sent director of sport Piero Ausilio and president Erick Thohir to Brazil to speak to agent Wagner Ribeiro back in summer.
     
    Now, the Brazilian is cutting a desolate figure in training, prompting his agent to blast Inter to the Brazilian press, claiming that his client is “fed up” of the situation.
     
    The 20-year-old also looks like he’s put on weight, according to the report, and is unused to the amount of work done by European players in training, a contrast to Brazil where players can kick back more during the week.
     
    Gabigol is struggling to find his role, too, stuck between being a support striker or an attacking winger, both slots that have been filled.
     
    Now, the Olympic star has two options in mind: either to stay in Milan (and play), or return on loan to Santos. Inter would rather loan him out to a European club, but vice-president Zanetti is buying time, saying that the club will make a decision at the end of the year.

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