Tottenham move ahead of Arsenal and Manchester United in race to sign £45m-rated Bordeaux star Malcom

  • Tottenham have been given a free run at Malcom after Arsenal pulled out
  • Manchester United were interested but Tottenham have moved ahead   
  • Ligue 1 outfit Bordeaux value their Brazilian starlet at around £45million  

Tottenham have been allowed a free run at Malcom after rivals Arsenal pulled out of the race for the Brazilian 20-year-old.

Ligue 1 side Bordeaux value their starlet at around £45million which would see him become Spurs’ new record signing.

Yet the north London club are believed to want to do a deal for closer to £35m plus add-ons and it would likely see Malcom stay in France until the summer.

Tottenham have stolen a march over Premier League rivals in the race to sign Malcom 

Tottenham have stolen a march over Premier League rivals in the race to sign Malcom 

Manchester United were also interested in Malcom but Tottenham have pulled ahead and the player is keen to come to the Premier League.


The youngster, who joined Bordeaux in 2016 and has appeared 68 times in Ligue 1, can play on either wing or behind the forward.

Mauricio Pochettino is in the market for a fast winger and recently allowed Georges-Kevin N’Koudou and Marcus Edwards to leave on loan for Burnley and Norwich respectively.

Pochettino did not shoot down suggestions that he will sign Malcom this month, instead joking that he could opt for the pace of Usain Bolt instead.

‘I think he is available,’ the Argentine said on Bolt on Friday. ‘But his dream is to play at Manchester United. I feel sorry for him because he is a Man U fan. It is impossible to be faster than him.’

Pochettino celebrated his five-year anniversary in England this week, having taken over at Southampton in January 2013. He takes his Tottenham team to St Mary’s on Sunday.

The Bordeaux winger has appeared 68 times in Ligue 1 after joining in 2016

The Bordeaux winger has appeared 68 times in Ligue 1 after joining in 2016

The Argentine helped the likes of Harry Kane and Dele Alli earn their first England call-ups but feels it is now harder than ever for a youngster to get into a club’s squad.

‘If you were seven out of ten four years ago, you were going to have the possibility to play,’ Pochettino said.

‘But now we have said to them that they need to be an eight or an eight-and-a-half. That is more demanding for them.

‘We have built a very strong squad and a very strong starting XI and it is difficult to get the possibility to play. Now the level is higher and higher. Now it is not only about quality. It is not only about showing something good.’

On the last five years, Pochettino added: ‘I think I am a better manager. No problem. If not, it looks like in five years I have not improved.’