Barcelona’s capture of Malcom still appears to rankle with Roma and Monchi who made a point of taking a pop at the Brazilian on Thursday.
Monchi was speaking at a press conference to unveil new signing Steven N’Zonzi and was asked to compare the two players.
“Don’t you think a world champion is better than Malcom?” he said.
“I didn’t say I would have signed somebody with the same role. I said I wanted to sign somebody better, and to me, Steven is better than Malcom.”
Barcelona swooped for Malcom at the last minute after Bordeaux had already announced an agreement with Roma for the Brazilian.