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Malcom has officially completed his £36.5m transfer to Barcelona from Bordeaux after the Catalan club unexpectedly swooped with an 11th-hour offer even though terms had been agreed between Bordeaux and Roma.
The 21-year-old Malcom had been one of the most in-demand prospects in world football following his exploits with Bordeaux in Ligue 1 over the last two seasons, where he scored 20 goals.
The as-of-yet uncapped Brazilian was courted by a number of top European clubs and had reached both personal and club terms with Roma, with the Italian club announcing via Twitter that Malcom was set to undergo medicals at the club before Barcelona hijacked the deal.
Malcom is a pacy and skillful winger who offers an attacking threat, especially on the counter, as his speed and direct running proves hugely beneficial to his team.
Any high profile transfer in football usually has consequent domino effects. The selling club might have to seek replacements. Previously guaranteed starters in the buying club could lose their first team place, needing to be loaned or sold to recoup some of the cash expended and balance the books.
Here is a list of the top three transfers that Malcom's Barcelona signing could have an impact on.
#3 Dembele to Liverpool
It was less than a year ago that Barcelona shelled out £135.5m for Ousmane Dembele. The signing from Dortmund was aimed as a replacement for the PSG bound Neymar, making the Frenchman the second most expensive player in history at that time (Mbappe's deal had not been made official).
However, a serious injury which ruled him out for about three months marred his debut campaign and Dembele was never able to capture the form he showed at Dortmund which made Barcelona sign him.
He was a member of France's World Cup winning squad but did not do too much during the tournament to increase his stock. Barcelona must have used this as justification to move ahead in pursuing a replacement, with talks for Willian's transfer progressing before its subsequent collapse and Malcom's signing.
Dembele himself knows that his previously shaky standing in the Barcelona starting lineup is now almost non-existent, with reports emanating that the 21-year-old has requested to leave the club.
Jurgen Klopp has been a long-time admirer of the French forward and had made unsuccessful bids in the past to bring Dembele to Anfield. With Malcom's arrival, the coast now seems clear for Klopp to swoop in for his man, as Barcelona prepare to cut losses on a player whom so much was expended for just last season.
There could however be another twist in the Dembele tale, as Arsenal have also reportedly entered the race as favorites to sign him.
#2 Perisic to AS Roma
A more unlikely transfer, but with Roma Sporting Director Monchi's clout and history, not an impossible one.
Roma is smarting from the embarrassment that Barcelona caused them by pilfering Malcom from right under their noses and have indeed threatened legal action against the Catalan club.
They will be looking to make an immediate comeback from that transfer loss with another big-name signing and could turn to their Serie A rivals for a replacement.
Ivan Perisic has been one of the most consistent wingers in the Serie A for the last couple of seasons with Inter Milan and further boosted his reputation with an emphatic performance for runners-up Croatia at the World Cup.
After three seasons with Inter Milan, the 29-year-old Perisic would be seeking new adventures at a bigger club, with Champions League football (which Roma offers) as an added attraction.
He has long been a target of Mourinho's at Manchester United, and interest in him was rekindled after the World Cup, but the Old Trafford club has failed to meet Inter Milan's valuation of him.
If signed, he will represent a better and more experienced upgrade on Malcom. Though whether Roma can cough out the funds required for his transfer remains to be seen.
#1 Willian to Manchester United
Jose Mourinho is a long-term admirer of the 29-year-old Brazilian international, having brought him to Chelsea in a hijacked move from Tottenham while Willian was about to undergo medicals for Spurs.
Reports emanated from the beginning of the World Cup in Russia that Barcelona was interested in Willian and had entered negotiations with Chelsea over his transfer to La Liga.
However, the Blaugrana were unable to match Chelsea's valuation of the winger, and their signing of Malcom instead shows that they have cooled their interest in the former Shakhtar Donetsk and Anzhi Makhachkala man.
With Manchester United also deciding that Inter Milan's price for Perisic is too high and reports that Anthony Martial is on his way out of Old Trafford, Willian could well be on his way to reuniting with his former Chelsea boss.
