Gabriel Barbosa is determined to be a success at Inter Milan and insisted he has unfinished business in Serie A as he continues to focus on getting back to his best in Brazil.
The 22-year-old, nicknamed 'Gabigol', moved to Inter in a £26million deal back in 2016 and came with a burgeoning reputation, having scored 56 goals in 153 games for Santos and been a part of Brazil's gold medal team at the Rio Olympics.
But Barbosa failed to live up to expectations in Milan, scoring just once in nine league appearances and was shipped out on loan.
Gabriel Barbosa has insisted he has unfinished business at Inter Milan
A poor spell at Benfica - which returned just one goal - followed, but Barbosa is now back in his homeland on loan at Santos and has rediscovered his goalscoring form.
'I'm young and still have lots of objectives and one of these is to win with Inter Milan,' Barbosa told Gazzetta dello Sport.
'After the Olympics, there was a lot of pressure on me with fans and media expecting a lot.
The 22-year-old joined Inter for £26m in 2016 but failed to live up to the expectations
The Brazilian's only solitary goal for Inter came in a Serie A game against Bologna last year
'I did the best I could to adapt to Italy, but things didn't go well. Having said this, I'm not going to give up a centimetre and I'm thinking of the future.
'My disappointing year in Milan will help me grow. [Inter] are a top club, they have won a lot internationally and many Brazilians have made a name for themselves at Inter.
'I never had any doubts about accepting their offer, despite having some other, equally big ones. I've got a contract to 2021 and I'm relaxed now. I'm just thinking of giving my best for Santos.'
Barbosa (2nd left) admitted he struggled to handle pressure after winning Olympic gold medal
| Year | Club | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-16 | Santos | 153 | 56 |
| 2016- | Inter Milan | 10 | 1 |
| 2017-18 | Benfica | 5 | 1 |
| 2018- | Santos | 23 | 12 |
Barbosa has scored 12 goals in 23 Brazilian league games for boyhood club Santos this year and is due to return to Italy in January at the end of his loan period.
Despite his wishes to return to Inter and prove his doubters wrong, Santos have expressed a desire to extend his stay and have opened up negotiations.
Santos boss Cuca told Globo Esporte: 'We know his stay here is linked to the loan that will expire at the end of the year.
'But we'd like to keep him for longer so we will do everything to renew his loan. We are however well aware of the difficulties as he's owned by Inter.'
He is on loan at Santos and is scoring again but has ambitions to return and succeed at Inter
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Main photo article Gabriel Barbosa is determined to be a success at Inter Milan and insisted he has unfinished business in Serie A as he continues to focus on getting back to his best in Brazil.
The 22-year-old, nicknamed ‘Gabigol’, moved to Inter in a £26million deal back in 2016 and came with a ...
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