Newcastle United are close to getting Marlon Santos on loan from Barcelona, for a fee of 2 million euros, according to Diario SPORT. The Brazilian defender played during Barcelona’s preseason tour of the United States, where he has performed well.
However, there is a need to move him on as Barcelona have exceeded the limit of non-EU players, which stands at three. Philippe Coutinho is going to get his Portuguese passport soon, but that would still leave Arturo Vidal, Malcom, and Arthur taking up the three spots. That means Marlon and Yerry Mina need to be moved on.