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title: "Newcastle: Steve Nickson travelled to Brazil to watch Angelo Gabriel"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-angelo-gabriel-transfer-news-latest-rumours-scout-brazil-wonderkid/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Will Seager"
section: "Newcastle United News"
published: "2022-09-03T07:10:53Z"
modified: "2022-09-03T07:10:53Z"
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# Newcastle: Steve Nickson travelled to Brazil to watch Angelo Gabriel

**[Newcastle United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/) head of recruitment Steve Nickson travelled to Brazil to watch 17-year-old Santos forward Angelo Gabriel, according to The Athletic.**

### **The Lowdown: Career so far**

As a young teenager, Gabriel has already amassed an impressive CV in professional football.

Making his [debut for Santos at just 15 years old](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/angelo-gabriel-brazilian-wonderkid-surpassing-pele-neymar/12vyz23sidopl16c1cpllm4ix6), the winger surpassed Pele by 11 days to become the second-youngest debutant in the club’s history. He only came in behind legendary forward Edu, who crazily debuted as a 14-year-old.

The youngster has now made [85 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/angelo-gabriel/leistungsdaten/spieler/743598/plus/0?saison=ges) for the Brazilian giants; 43 of which have come in the country’s top-flight.

### **The Latest: NUFC monitoring**

With [previous rumours](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/angelo-gabriel-brazilian-wonderkid-surpassing-pele-neymar/12vyz23sidopl16c1cpllm4ix6) having touted the likes of Real Madrid and Liverpool with interest, it appears the Magpies are also keen on the 17-year-old.

According to a report by [The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/3549446/2022/09/02/newcastle-united-transfers/), Nickson, who works as Newcastle’s [head of recruitment](https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/latest-news/steve-nickson-appointed/), travelled to Brazil in July to watch Santos’ 2-1 loss to Flamengo.

Whilst the Tyneside outfit are yet to make a move for the teen prodigy’s signature, the report also states that the club continue to monitor his situation in Brazil.

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### **The Verdict: Wonderkid**

As the youngest ever goal-scorer in the [Copa Libertadores](https://twitter.com/GoalNews/status/1387030568194424832), the winger could go on to become the most expensive sale in Santos’ history after a [£52m release clause](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/angelo-gabriel-brazilian-wonderkid-surpassing-pele-neymar/12vyz23sidopl16c1cpllm4ix6) was inserted into the contract he signed on his 16th birthday.

Dubbed a [‘wonderkid’](https://twitter.com/AndreOstgaard/status/1496691151675568129) by Brazilian youth scout Andre Noruega, Gabriel will likely make the move across the Atlantic in the near future, following in the footsteps of the likes of Neymar and Robinho.

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With his current contract running through to the end of [2024](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/angelo-gabriel/profil/spieler/743598) he will not come cheap, but can Newcastle’s new-found riches help them win the race?