Malcom completes £36.5m Barcelona move from Bordeaux
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Brazilian winger Malcom has completed his £36.5m transfer to Barcelona from Bordeaux.
The deal was first announced on Tuesday after the Spanish champions beat Roma to the signature of the 21-year-old.
"This is a boyhood dream come true," said Malcom, who is yet to be capped by Brazil. "I can't wait to get started."
Roma are considering whether they have "a legal case" after reaching a deal with Bordeaux on Monday, subject to a medical and personal terms.
"I know it's a challenge to play for FC Barcelona, but this is a dream I've had since I was little," he said at a media event on Barcelona's summer tour of the United States.
Barcelona will pay an initial 41m euros, with another 1m euros (£900,000) in variables.
Malcom, who scored 20 goals and set up 13 in 84 Ligue 1 games for Bordeaux, will join Barcelona on their USA tour.
He is the club's second Brazilian summer signing, after midfielder Arthur joined from Gremio for £35.5m.
They have also signed Sevilla centre-back Clement Lenglet for 35.9 million euros (£32m).
'Roma did not want to enter an auction'
Roma sporting director Monchi said "nothing was signed" with Malcom, who had also been linked with a move to the Premier League, with Arsenal, Everton and Tottenham said to be interested.
Documents had been exchanged between Roma and Bordeaux before the Italian side were forced to increase their offer as Barca submitted an improved bid.
But Roma opted against a further bid, with Monchi telling Roma's website on Monday: "I was surprised to be told that the agents and Bordeaux wanted another improved offer, as Barcelona were still pushing for a deal. I told them enough, because we did not want to enter an auction.
"We could not continue like that, and yesterday we had only raised our offer because of the willingness and desire of our president. So that was how everything ended.
"It is true that nothing was signed, but there are many messages with the agents and their president that are at least worth being assessed."
Bordeaux - who signed Malcom from Corinthians in 2016 - had also announced the agreement, subject to the signature of "administrative documents".
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Bordeaux is in France.
This guy is an example of the sorry state the British education system is in.
Once revered around the globe for their style and brand of football, as well as the famous La Masia, which churned out world class talent are now as soul-less as Real Madrid.
La Masia has dried up and now they're just throwing money at players.
You don't have to be top class either, see Paulinho, Vermaelen and now Malcom...
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Malcolm
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Brazil could put together a first XI of players who sound like they could be in a First World War British squadron.
They just need a Tiddles, Tommy and Wilfred now.
What happened to the great names of the past like Tostao, Rivellino and Garrincha?
Yup Show us all just how stupid you are.
People like you should
a) never be allowed near a PC
B) be allowed to express your opinion, without mom to check it first.
As to the story don’t see the need for it, player chooses who he would like to join, he had not signed a contract, so total non issue.
Bit like Wayne.
You say Malcom is not an old Eglish name. You are correct it is in fact Scottish.
From Scottish Máel Coluim which means "disciple of Saint COLUMBA".
So British names are being used now.
.....phew, thank God for that!! Now I can get on with my life 😨😨😨
But you were/are good for a laugh, must suck to get basic geography wrong, that any 10 year old should know.
Teams are even more unwilling to sell their best players nowadays. At the risk of sounding like Rio Ferdinand, 50 million can’t buy you a bag of chips at a football ground let alone a worldie who’s going to hit top bins week in week out.