5 players Real Madrid can sign in January

#3 Gabriel Barbosa

The Benfica man isn't doing too well

It seems as though whatever Gabriel Barbosa – aka Gabigol – is touching, it is turning into stone. The talented forward was signed by Inter earlier in January this year, but he failed to live up to his bidding in Italy.

And then he was loaned off to Benfica in the summer and things still haven’t kicked up for him. Ironically, Gabriel Jesus – who was seen as the lesser of the two talents – is now rocking it at Manchester City while Gabigol can’t find his feet in Portugal.

This makes it difficult to place him here, but the logic is that he has the talent to be a top forward, all he needs is the right temperament and at Real Madrid, he could get just that. Heck, if someone like Emmanuel Adebayor could transform into a completely different person under the glorious lights of the Bernabeu, then anyone can.

And Gabigol’s talent makes taking the risk worth it.