pagesepsitename%% https://www.sportsclub.co.za/tag/malcom-bordeaux/ Magazine Wed, 25 Jul 2018 06:15:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.sportsclub.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/cropped-sportsclub-favicon-32x32.png pagesepsitename%% https://www.sportsclub.co.za/tag/malcom-bordeaux/ 32 32 Barcelona ‘dream’ swayed Malcom in transfer tug-of-war https://www.sportsclub.co.za/soccer/la-liga/barcelona-dream-swayed-malcom-in-transfer-tug-of-war/ Wed, 25 Jul 2018 06:15:43 +0000 http://www.sportsclub.co.za/?p=98262 New Barcelona signing Malcom has hailed the stature of the La Liga champions after turning his back on an expected transfer to Roma. The 21-year-old secured a ‘dream’ €41-million move to Camp Nou on Tuesday, just a day after Bordeaux announced they had accepted a bid from Roma. READ: Pogba has to give his best for […]

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]]> New Barcelona signing Malcom has hailed the stature of the La Liga champions after turning his back on an expected transfer to Roma.

The 21-year-old secured a ‘dream’ €41-million move to Camp Nou on Tuesday, just a day after Bordeaux announced they had accepted a bid from Roma.

READ: Pogba has to give his best for United – Mourinho

The Serie A side are now considering their legal options after feeling as though they were forced into an ‘auction’ despite believing negotiations were complete.

Malcom, a Brazil youth international, described his sudden switch to Barca as the fulfilment of a boyhood ambition.

‘This is a unique experience. I feel really happy. It’s a dream come true to come to one of the biggest clubs in the world,’ he told Barca TV.

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‘I hope to make the fans happy. I’m really looking forward to meeting my teammates, to talk to them and find out more about the way we play.

‘I’m really excited and in a hurry to get started. It’s difficult to explain the feeling. It’s a dream come true since I was young.’

The former Corinthians forward sparked a race for his signature with 12 Ligue 1 goals in his final season at Bordeaux.

READ MORE: No more galacticos? Perez hints at youthful Madrid recruitment

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