Burnley’s shock season-long loan move for Inter Milan ace Gabriel Barbosa collapses over work permit
BURNLEY look to have lost out on Inter Milan target Gabriel Barbosa.
It seems the Clarets’ bid to sign him on loan for the season has collapsed.
Gabriel Barbosa will not be joining Burnley after allGetty - ContributorBarbosa wants to move because first-team opportunities have been almost non-existentEPA
Their bid has come unstuck over their failure to secure a work permit for the Brazilian striker, according to the Evening Standard’s James Olley.
But it was Burnley who moved ahead of the pack for the 20-year-old who cost Inter £26.4million from Santos just 12 months ago.
Inter are keen to offload Barbosa because he has actually failed to make a single start since he joined them.
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For several months it was assumed he would be loaned out with no option to buy.
But with Thursday night’s transfer deadline looming he still hasn’t worked out his next destination.
The Brazilian has spent so much of his time at Inter as an onlookerGetty - ContributorBut it was a different story when Barbosa celebrated winning Olympic gold with BrazilGetty Images - Getty
According to Sky Italia there could yet be three options on the table.
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