Saying that you moved because a project of certain entity attracted you more than another is completely fair, for Gabriel Barbosa moving to European football was a move he had to complete in order to keep going with his development as a player. To the former Santos FC player, choosing a club in Europe was vital and the options he had were several, Juventus wanted him as well as Inter but the player decided to play for Frank de Boer's side.
When asked by Fox Sports why he rejected Juventus, Gabigol responded: "I moved for the project. Inter want to return to being a very strong team and because of that, I decided to go to Italy with my family. There are great players like Antonio Candreva and Mauro Icardi who score a lot of goals. And also Eder, who is Brazilian like me. I had a crazy welcome at the airport in Milan and at that point I did not know I would be an Inter player.
"I am happy with my choice, I think I have come into a great team which I have always heard good things about. This is why I preferred Inter to Juventus. I was told that the strongest rivalry is with Juventus and not AC Milan. I decided to leave Santos because I thought I had stayed for quite a long time and learned quite a lot of things. I did what I felt was right."
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