Brazilian Malcom became Barcelona's third signing of the summer on Tuesday after the Catalans stole the winger from the hands of Roma and announced a €41 million deal for the Bordeaux player.
The 21-year-old follows fellow Brazilian Arthur, bought from Gremio earlier this summer, and central defender Clement Lenglet, a €36m arrival from Sevilla during the World Cup.
Malcom was wanted by a number of elite clubs in Europe and had
been on the verge of joining Roma until Barca contacted Bordeaux just in time to beat the Italians' offer and convince the player to move to Camp Nou instead.
"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."I hope to make the fans happy. I'm really looking forward to meeting my team-mates, 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 Brazilian, who is yet to be capped by his national team, is an exciting talent who is left-footed but can operate in a number of positions across the midfield and attack.
At Barca, he is likely to be in competition with France winger Ousmane Dembele for a place in the starting line-up, the former Borussia Dortmund attacker enduring a difficult debut season at Camp Nou in 2017-18.
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