Barcelona set to beat Roma to Bordeaux winger Malcom in £36.5m deal

• Brazilian agrees five-year contract with Spanish champions
• Roma had agreed fee with Bordeaux for Malcom on Monday

Barcelona have agreed a deal to sign Malcom from Bordeaux for an initial €41m euros (£36.5m), just a day after Roma announced they had a deal of their own.

The 21-year-old had appeared set for a move to the Italian capital on Monday, after both Roma and Bordeaux confirmed an agreement, reportedly in the region of €40m (£35.5m) had been reached.

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