“FC Girondins de Bordeaux informs you that an agreement has been reached, subject to the signature of the administrative documents, with AS Roma for the transfer of Malcom,” the club’s official Twitter read.
It seemed like a done deal, Malcom was joining Roma. Only... what’s this?
That’s according to journalist Fabrizio Romano, who has been on Sky Sports and The Guardian, and works for Italian transfer expert Gianluca Di Marzio.
Malcom, he says, has cancelled plans to fly to Rome, which has left the capital club “angry.