6 Brazilian forwards who struggled in Europe

Adriano Inter
Adriano had constant struggles maintaining his fitness

#2 Keirrison

Keirrison left without playing a minute of football for Barcelona

Keirrison de Souza Carneiro actually made it to Barcelona, but didn’t play a single game for the Catalan side. Instead, he was sent out on loan by then manager Pep Guardiola.

The striker signed for Barcelona in July of 2009 for a fee of €14 million, plus €2 million in add-ons, a huge sum for someone who left without playing a minute of football for the club.

Despite him being highly rated, Guardiola clearly didn’t feel that he was Barcelona material. After being loaned out to Benfica a mere six days after joining the Spanish giants, he would also be loaned to Fiorentina and then Santos.

Keirrison would make a permanent move back to Brazil after agreeing a free transfer with Cortiba in 2014. He reportedly flew to Thailand, last month, to sign for Buriram United, but the transfer was cancelled due to both sides hitting an impasse.

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