Gabriel Menino, in a match with Palmeiras

MESSI IS HIS IDOL

Gabriel Menino dreams with playing in Barça, PSG or Real Madrid

Published:26/10/2020 - 16:49h

Updated:28/10/2020 - 11:46h

The Brazilianmidfield Gabriel Menino is only 20 years old but he already has been summoned by the absolute selection of his country and outlines like one of the big stars of the future

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It is not a secret that of Brazil go out stars of football. Neymar Jr, Philippe Coutinho, Dani Alves or Thiago Silva have been some of which have turned into big referents in his positions after arriving of the American continent. In the FC Barcelona, have been a lot of the footballers that have arrived from Brazil and have stood out in the game blaugrana. The European clubs always have the look put in the Brazilian youngsters, because always there is one standing out in the national competition. Gabriel Menino, of 20 years, is one of these players by which the teams of the old continent will litigate in the next years. And he will be happy to receive offers and fulfil his dream.

In an interview to the half 'Fox Sports' the player of the Palmeiras confessed his greater wish like footballer: "I Want to build a career and a history in Europe, be a big idol in a team. I am hard at work in Palmeiras to arrive and remain me, not being a year and go me. I want to build a career and a history. Hard work and will work hard therefore. When it arrive, I will try to be an idol, experienced and full of titles"

Menino Fulfilled 20 years to finals of September and already is one of the most important players of the Série To and a fixed headline in the 'Verdao', with which in this season already has contested 27 meetings in all the competitions and registers a goal and three assistances. Besides, it is ambitious and decided. It dreams with playing in big teams of Europe. In the same interview, revealed that "my dream is the FC Barcelona, my idol Messi. Also it is the PSG, the Real Madrid, the big". Definitely, his starts in the Brazilian football will cause that distinct European clubs fix in the youngster mediocampista, that already has been summoned with the selection.

A versatile player

Gabriel Menino has turned into a player that to the 20 years can play in distinct positions and in all goes him well. Mainly, in the Palmeiras manages like a marker of right tip, but the reality is that it is an extremely versatile player that to his short age has impressed to the Brazilian football. The seleccionador national, Tite, already has summoned him for the Eliminatory of the World-wide of Catar 2022 because it also can occupy the position of central defender or defensive pivote.

The midfield player arrived with 16 years to the academy of the Palmeiras of Sao Paulo and during this year, in the middle of the pandemia of the COVID-19, bet by him for the first team, exerting a fundamental paper for his team. In a period of 10 months, consolidated in the Palmeiras, played in two distinct positions and was key in the Libertadores. Now, will have the opportunity to play in the Brazilian selection, beside stars of world-wide size like Neymar Jr, Casemiro, Thiago Silva or Roberto Firmino.

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