Hailed as a future superstar when he joined Inter from Santos last year, the 22-year-old is now struggling to get any game time on loan at Benfica
Just before Gabriel Barbosa joined Inter in August of last year, the striking sensation known as 'Gabigol' was given the ultimate endorsement by the finest centre-forward the Nerazzurri have ever known.
"I have been following the new young Brazilian talents for a while now," Ronaldo revealed, "Gabigol is certainly a great player and he is more than ready to play for a big club in Europe."
Almost everyone concurred - Barcelona and Juventus also wanted to sign the Brazilian attacker - but amidst all of the hype and hysteria surrounding the Santos starlet, a compatriot was advocating caution.