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Malcom snubbed AS Roma to sign for FC Barcelona at the very last minute, in what has turned into one of the most shocking transfers in the entire window. But Malcom had not just been courted by Roma, he had an unbelievable amount of suitors in the past. For one reason or another, each time, the deal was not completed until finally Barça pounced.
Let’s take a stroll down memory lane
- Malcom Scouted by Bayern Munich December 2
- Mourinho looking to lure Malcom to Manchester United December 27
- Bordeaux reject €35m Tottenham offer for Malcom December 29
- Malcom uploads picture of himself learning English to Instagram January 6
- Arsenal news: Gunners close in on huge £98m double swoop for Malcom and Aubameyang January 14
- Liverpool transfer news: Arsenal target Malcom backed to make shock switch to Anfield January 17
- Mauricio Pochettino has been given a free run at £35million Brazilian winger Malcom with Arsenal out of the running. January 19
- Malcom: Tottenham and Arsenal target to stay at Bordeaux, says Gus Poyet January 22
- Malcom claims Bordeaux will let him leave in June and he can choose where February 15
- Bayern Munich move ahead in race to sign Bordeaux’s Brazilian sensation Malcom - pipping Arsenal and Tottenham February 24
- Bayern Munich coach: “He’s certainly in the focus of our scouting section” March 7
- Bordeaux Consider Inter’s offer for Malcom June 15
- Report: Malcom to reject Valencia for Inter? July 1
- Fulham to make big offer for Inter target Malcom July 16
- Everton in advanced talks with Bordeaux to sign £30m Malcom July 18
- Roma offer more than 35m for Malcom July 20
- Roma Confirms Malcom Transfer July 23
- AS Roma “Angry” as Barcelona Attempt to “Hijack” Deal for Malcom July 23
- OFFICIAL: Barcelona sign Malcom from Bordeaux July 24
That must be the most complicated saga ever. Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Valencia, Fulham, Everton, and finally Roma, were all apparently in for him at one point or another before Barcelona finally got him.