Barcelona signs Malcom de Bordeaux for £ 36.5m as Roma plan lawsuit | Soccer



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Barcelona signed an agreement to sign Malcom de Bordeaux for an initial amount of 41 million euros (36.5 million pounds sterling), just one day after Rome announced that they had a agree to them.

On Monday, the Roma and the Bordelais confirmed an agreement estimated at around € 40 million (£ 35.5 million).

Malcom signed a five-year contract at Camp Nou.

Roma sports director Monchi commented on his failure for Malcom in a video on the club's official Twitter feed. – and seemed to blame Bordeaux. The Spaniard also said that the club could consider a lawsuit.

"It's easy to explain but difficult to understand," Monchi said. "We concluded an agreement [on Monday] with the player, his agent and Bordeaux, he was due to arrive for his medical examination at 11 pm Everything was done, so we were calm and confident."

He added that the Bordeaux president, Stéphane Martin, insisted on issuing a statement confirming the agreement, and that the Roma were "forced" to follow. He then claimed that after Barcelona had submitted a higher bid, Bordeaux refused to let the player travel to Rome.

Monchi also said that Rome had made a new offer, but ended the negotiations when it was asked to increase it further. I want a bidding war. "

" We are weighing things up at the club, to see if we can take legal action. Although we have no signed documents, I have many messages from the agent [Malcom’s] and the president [Bordeaux’s]. Malcom, who can play as winger or offensive midfielder, will undergo a medical exam Wednesday, but has already been announced by the club as his third signing of the summer. 19659002] The Spanish champions also brought midfielder Arthur de Grêmio for £ 35.5m, and French defender Clément Lenglet of Sevilla for £ 31m.

Malcom began his career with Corinthians and won the Campeonato title. He spent three seasons with Bordeaux, scoring 23 goals in 96 games, and has not yet represented Brazil at the highest level.

Roma sign Swedish goalkeeper Olsen

Roma He quickly deployed the disappointment of having missed Malcom, announcing the arrival of Swedish international goalkeeper Robin Olsen for an initial amount of 8, € 5m (£ 7.6m).

Olsen, who impressed with his performances as Sweden reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup, arrives from FC Copenhagen for a five-year contract. Expenses could reach € 12m (£ 10.7m) based on performance bonuses

. The 28-year-old will replace Alisson, who joined Liverpool last week for £ 65m, as goalkeeper of the Italian team.

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