Gabriel Barbosa: West Ham hold talks over signing Flamengo striker nicknamed 'Gabigol'

West Ham have held talks with Gabriel Barbosa, the Brazilian who is nicknamed 'Gabigol', who wants to move to England.

Barbosa is one of the strikers West Ham are looking at in the January transfer window.

He wants to play in the English top flight in order to cement his place in the Brazil squad for the World Cup in the Persian Gulf. He has won 17 international caps and scored five times.

The former Inter Milan forward is said to be impressed with the job David Moyes is doing.

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There is a free to watch video of West Ham's win against Crystal Palace.

The Hammers are in the hunt for a top four finish and a place in the lucrative European competition, but they are also looking forward to the last-16 tie in the Europa League.

Sky Sports has a January transfer window.

Who will be moving in January?

The January transfer window closes at 11pm on Monday, January 31.

Sky Sports has a dedicated Transfer Centre blog where you can keep up-to-date with all the latest news. Sky Sports News has the ins, outs and analysis.

Rice went up a level at West Ham.

West Ham and England's Declan Rice has become a complete Premier LeagueMidfielder from scanning and ball carrying to tackles and intercepts.

West Ham United defeated Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on New Year's Day.

The finish by Lanzini at Crystal Palace was special, but his role in West Ham's second goal demands further examination. He has become one of the premier league's most complete middleslayers because of his clever scanning.

Rice's first glance was behind him when the ball was played into the feet of the player. He looked ahead to see what space he had to run into. There was a third look forward before he received the ball.

Rice's head was not down when he was running towards the Palace goal. He was scanning even then. There were three more glances at Lanzini, as the attack developed before finally playing the pass.

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