Brazilian prodigy expresses desire to play in Europe amid Barcelona interest: “I can imagine”

Angelo Gabriel has emerged as one of the most talented prospects to come out of the Santos youth academy in recent years. Aged just 18, the youngster has received widespread attention for his explosive performances in his native Brazil.

Barcelona have been closely following the progress of Angelo for a long time, who has racked up almost 100 competitive appearances for Santos.

In a recent interview with Tuttomercato (h/t SPORT), Angelo Gabriel has broken the silence on his future, claiming that he is open to moving to bigger clubs such as Real Madrid and Barcelona in the future.

“I can imagine playing in the most prestigious stadiums in Europe. I can already imagine myself at San Siro, at the Santiago Bernabéu, at Camp Nou, Parc de Princes. I can’t deny that I dream of playing in the Champions League, La Liga, Serie A, the Premier League, Ligue 1,” he said.

The 18-year-old went on to reveal that he is inspired by great Brazilian players such as Neymar, Ronaldinho and Robinho, all of who had made a breakthrough in Brazil before going on to achieve big things in Europe.

Angelo, though, admitted that he still needs to improve a lot before he can be ready for a move to Europe, thereby hinting at the fact that he could remain at Santos, for the time being.

“I am fast, I like to face my opponent, dribble and go towards the goal. To get to European football, however, I still have a long way to go,” he said.

Angelo’s comments could serve as a potential boost for Barcelona, but with clubs like AC Milan also in the picture for his signing, it will be interesting to see what the future holds for the young Santos attacker in the coming summer transfer window.