Gabigol is nothing special imo. A good young striker. Nothing more, nothing less. He can turn out great, or not. Chances are that he will be very useful to them, but i don't think he will turn out to be incredible. It's not as if they signed Neymar. The lack of concrete interest from other clubs in Gabigol and unwillingness to make a substantial bid proves that to be honest.
I have seen a fair amount of Gabigol at Santos, and I have always thought that he is hyped and overrated. Something Brazilian teams do a lot in order to jack the price up obviously.
Again, a good young player. But I wouldn't worry too much that they signed him. Having said that, they did well to keep the price under 30mil. Santos was hyping up the kid so much that they were hoping to spark a bidding war and end up with some "Neymar type of money" again. Too bad for them that everyone saw straight through this one. Gabigol is nowhere near that level.
I have seen a fair amount of Gabigol at Santos, and I have always thought that he is hyped and overrated. Something Brazilian teams do a lot in order to jack the price up obviously.
Again, a good young player. But I wouldn't worry too much that they signed him. Having said that, they did well to keep the price under 30mil. Santos was hyping up the kid so much that they were hoping to spark a bidding war and end up with some "Neymar type of money" again. Too bad for them that everyone saw straight through this one. Gabigol is nowhere near that level.