Report: Leicester makes £23.2M offer for Brazil star Gabigol
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Leicester City has reportedly made a £23.2-million bid (€27M) for the services of Santos striker Gabriel "Gabigol" Barbosa, currently with the Brazil national team at Rio 2016, according to Fabrizio Romano of The Guardian.
The Foxes reportedly submitted a bid and were hoping to receive an answer before the tournament ends in Rio de Janeiro.
Gabigol is currently contracted to Santos until 2019 and has been previously linked with a move to Chelsea.
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The 19-year-old striker is also fielding interest from Italian outfits Internazionale and Juventus, who have also reportedly submitted offers of £21.4 million (€25M).
His agent, Wagner Ribeiro, told Brazilian publication Lance: "Inter's (offer) is the third official offer that Santos have received for Gabigol. For now we want to leave Gabriel in peace.
"When the Olympics finish – with the gold medal, God willing – we will sit round the table and resolve his future. We are calm. When the Olympics finish I will sit down with Gabigol and his family and decide his future."
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