The Brazilian acknowledges that he had a proposal from Roma, but his childhood dream was to dress as a blaugrana
“They were players that I saw on the Playstation! I learned a lot with them, especially with Messi, it was incredible”, he adds
Barça was reinforced in the summer of 2018 with the incorporation of Malcom, from Girondis de Bordeaux, in exchange for 41 million euros. The Brazilian winger was only in the Catalan capital for one season, but as he acknowledged in a recent interview, he managed to “fulfill a childhood dream”.
“I had another proposal to go to AS Roma, but I decided to fulfill a childhood dream by signing for Barça. Ronaldinho, Neymar, Ronaldo, Romario… many Brazilians have been successful thereMalcolm has acknowledged.
The footballer himself, also, “wanted to see what the highest level was, the day-to-day life of the best players in the world and he adds that “They were players I saw on the Playstation!”. He only wore the Blaugrana shirt for one course, but the striker says that “I learned a lot with them, especially with Messi, it was incredible.”
In total, Malcom disputed 24 games with Barça, in which he scored four goals and distributed two assists. In the summer of 2019, he ended his time as culé and signed for Zenit, where he is still playing.