Roma supporters had even gathered at the airport in Italy's capital city to greet Malcom on Monday night, but he never arrived. I'm sure these things happen to Arsenal or Bayern or Monaco every summer, right? DI BRAND MANAGEMENT S.R.L. Created with Sketch. The cost of the transfer is thought to be already nearly 20 million EUR. Malcom certainly showed glimpses of his potential, even logging 60 minutes against Roma in an incredibly awkward ICC match, but his debut season with Barcelona was a tremendous disappointment.All of which has led us to a somewhat surprising twist. If you’re a Roma transfer geek, you’re probably aware that the Giallorossi tried to land this kid in the dying days of Walter Sabatini’s reign, when he could have been had for a song, reportedly as low as €5 million. Technisch directeur Monchi van AS Roma heeft tekst en uitleg gegeven over de bizarre transfersoap rondom Malcom. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Roma supporters had even gathered at the airport in Italy's capital city to greet Malcom on Monday night, but he never arrived. He sees the goal well, has vision of the game and meshes well with his peers; but must grow in terms of continuity and commitment on defense. Malcolm X during a speech at a rally as others look on. To learn more or opt-out, read our Turns out that sitting on the Barcelona bench wasn't the best career decision, huh?Due to my devotion to CdT, I often end up with what I'd call Roma blinders—a natural inclination to view and absorb all football news through Roma lenses. Date: 25th July 2018 at 8:20am Written by: Adriano Boin. Malcom, then a 21-year-old winger with Bordeaux, was one of the hottest U23 prospects on the market last summer and had every mega-club chasing his signature, but it was little old Roma that landed the next Brazilian wunderkind, and all for a cool €40 million.While Malcom wasn't the pied piper we were promised by Walter Sabatini years ago, he still brought a No big deal, right? Roma are now officially in Friedkin's hands. After last night, when it was revealed that advances by Barcelona had sabotaged Roma’s move for Bordeaux’s Brazilian winger Malcolm, the deal seemed to have hit the rocks. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. The fee may rise to €12m based on performance bonuses. Created with Sketch. Created with Sketch.
Barcelona have agreed a deal to sign Malcom from Bordeaux for an initial 41 million euros (£36.5million) just a day after Roma announced they had a deal of their own. Created with … This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. The fact that he has changed 3 coaches in less than 3 months (Sagnol, then Ramè and finally Gourvennec) has shown relatively well that his maturity and ability to adapt to the rhythms of very different football from that of his country.The 20 year old Brazilian has great technical quality combined with outstanding agility in tight spaces. Furthermore, now that Malcom has been humbled somewhat by his lost season in Spain, he As with all transactions with mega-clubs, it depends almost entirely on salary: if Barca can contribute a chunk of his wages for the duration of the loan, then Malcom's talent could make this awkward reconciliation worth waiting at the altar once more. However, as we discussed this … In the end, Malcom followed the trail of money to Camp Nou and hit the ground running. Roma Mercato Roma, accordo per Malcom ma il Bordeaux lo blocca: c'è il Barcellona. That’s something worth considering.”Malcom, who can play as a winger or attacking midfielder, will undergo a medical on Wednesday but has Malcom began his career with Corinthians and was part of the Campeonato title winning side of 2015 before moving to France in January 2016. Roma consider Malcom legal action after Barcelona heist. His name was up in the air of Sevilla, who was well liked by Sampaoli (candidate now to Argentina's bench) and Monchi, who could push for him in Rome. The 21-year-old had appeared set for a move to the Italian capital on Monday, after both Roma and Bordeaux Roma’s sporting director, Monchi, has commented on their failed move for Malcom in a video “It is easy to explain, but hard to understand,” Monchi said. The official website of professional Italian football club AS Roma. Malcolm is a complete offensive player, he loves to move in from the right and then find shots in attacking spaces, but can act indiscriminately on the left or as a playmaker. Although we don’t have any signed documents, I have lots of messages from [Malcom’s] agent and [Bordeaux’s] president. Wait, no, that's not right. "The winger had attracted interest from a number of clubs after an impressive Ligue 1 campaign last season.Malcom also attracted interest from Inter Milan, Arsenal, Tottenham, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich.He scored 12 goals and made seven assist as Bordeaux finished sixth in the French top flight last term.Malcom started his career with Corinthians as a youngster, before he completed a switch to the French club in January 2016. Buried behind a litany of stars, Malcom managed a meager 608 minutes of La Liga action, scoring one goal and dishing out two assists. Now, were Monchi still in charge, Roma would have to swallow a bit of pride on this one, but according to the sources of this rumor, Gianluca Petrachi, the man charged with filling Monchi's not so large shoes, has already been in contact with Malcom's agent over this rumored move. Monchi also stated that “We’re weighing up things up at the club, to see if we can take any legal action. With Barcelona looking to raise some funds, they're reportedly shopping the likes of Coutinho, Rafinha and, you guessed it, Malcom, who some outlets report has already actually Now, were Monchi still in charge, Roma would have to swallow a bit of pride on this one, but according to the sources of this rumor, Gianluca Petrachi, the man charged with filling Monchi's not so large shoes, has already been in contact with Malcom's agent over this rumored move.If you can set aside his 11th hour jilting of Roma last summer, this move makes as much sense as it did last year, perhaps even more: Malcom still has loads of potential and now that Roma are short one winger (SES), the path for playing might be clearer than it was last summer.