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Malcolm ditches AS Roma to sign for Barcelona

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In one of the most epic transfer deals to be done recent history, Malcolm has decided to snub AS Roma in favour of Barcelona after the Spanish giants made an 11th-hour bid to Bordeaux to snatch the 21-year old winger from Brazil to Camp Nou in a 36.5 million pound deal a day after Roma announced they had made a deal with the talented Brazilian.

The young Brazilian joins La Liga champions Barcelona on a five-year deal after a 2 and half season stint with French club Bordeaux that saw the Brazilian making 84 appearances and scoring 20 goals.
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