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Transfer news: West Ham, Everton and Crystal Palace all linked with Brazil striker Gabriel Barbosa

The Premier League trio are all keeping tabs on Gabigol, who is currently on loan at Santos from Internzionale

West Ham, Everton and Crystal Palace are all interested in signing Inter forward Gabriel Barbosa, according to reports.

The Brazil international, commonly known as Gabigol, is currently on loan with his first club Santos having found life tough since his 2016 transfer to Inter.

 Gabigol has long been rated a star of the future
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Gabigol has long been rated a star of the future

He netted just once in 10 appearances, and was shipped out to Benfica the following season, 2017/18.

However, having featured for just 165 minutes in the first half of the campaign, Gabigol left Portugal in January and returned to his homeland.

He penned a temporary deal with Santos running until the end of the year, and since linking up with his former team Gabigol's best form has rapidly returned.

He's scored 16 league goals in 2018 to top the Brasileirao scoring charts, and also managed to find the back of the net in the Copa Libertadores, South America's premier club competition.

Santos have been hoping to re-sign the 22-year-old on a permanent basis when his loan deal ends in December, but Gabigol prefers to move back to Europe - with the Premier League his first-choice destination.

 Gabigol's first spell in Europe was an unmitigated disaster
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Gabigol's first spell in Europe was an unmitigated disaster

This is according to , who claim West Ham, Everton and Crystal Palace have been alerted to Gabigol's availability and are already working with agent Kia Joorabchian to secure a deal.

The forward is also willing to move to Spain, though La Liga is viewed as a 'plan B' to the Premier League.

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