5 players who moved to the wrong club in the summer of 2016

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 07: Alexis Sanchez of Arsenal is substituted for Lucas Perez of Arsenal during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second leg match between Arsenal FC and FC Bayern Muenchen at Emirates Stadium on March 7, 2017 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) — Lucas Perez has largely played a substitute's role at the Emirates Stadium

#2 Gabriel Barbosa

MILAN, ITALY - JANUARY 17: Gabriel Barbosa of FC Internazionale looks on during the TIM Cup match between FC Internazionale and Bologna FC at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on January 17, 2017 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images) — Barbosa’s development has been halted at the San Siro

The 20-year-old Brazilian, who played a pivotal role in Santos winning the Campeonato Paulista in 2015 and 2016 moved to Inter Milan last summer hoping to emulate his former Santos teammate, Neymar.

However, at the moment, it looks like Barbosa’s decision to move to Europe might have come prematurely as he has struggled to find game time at the San Siro. Barbosa, who made 154 appearances for Santos since breaking into the first team and scored 54 goals in the process, has found game time hard to come by and has featured in just 8 games totalling to 162 minutes, which is not a statistic that would please him.

One of the pre-requisites for a younger player is finding extended playing time so as to help continue their development, and Barbosa, who looked destined to become a regular in the senior Brazil squad, has had his development pegged back by several months, if not a year or two.

Tthe striker who has been the dubbed as the ‘Next Neymar’ will look to evaluate his decision on staying at Inter.

Edited by Staff Editor