Malcom’s Hijacked Transfer Story

DBasia.news – The failed transfer of Bordeaux player, Malcom, to AS Roma was the most trending issue during the summer transfer market. No wonder, both Bordeaux and Roma agreed to this transfer.

I Giallorossi’s official website even announced that the player will fly to Rome for a medical review. But in fact, Barcelona joined the hunt and Malcom eventually accepted the offer from the huge LaLiga team.

The former Malcom’s teammate in Bordeaux, Jonathan Cafu, explained the interesting story behind Barcelona’s hijack. He believed Malcom actually has arrived in the airport waiting for the private jet to Italy. At the same time, Cafu was accompanying the 21-year-old player.

“My wife yelled from upstairs, ‘Malcom has been sold to Roma. Le (Leticia Pereira, Malcom’s wife) said they’re flying at 9 p.m. (local time).’ We decided to go there and say goodbye to them.”

“When I arrived there, I asked him, ‘O que aconteceu, neguinho?’ (what happened, man?) And then he went on explaining to me, ‘my agent (Garcia) had a meeting with Bordeaux president [Stephane Martin] and decided that I’ll go to Roma.’ I was really happy for him, ‘You’re going to play in the Champions League and everybody will now hear about you.’ He was packing his stuff and mentioned that a private jet would take them to Rome.”

“But then we were there at the airport waiting for his representative to show up and nothing. Half an hour, an hour … Not a single word from him. Suddenly, out of thin air, he called Malcom and said he should return home. I did not understand it. He told me, ‘Mano, o Barcelona entrou na jogada, entrou forte…’ (Dude, Barcelona have shown interest, a really strong one…).”

“I was like, ‘Are you serious, man?’ and he confirmed, ‘I’m not kidding, Cafu. Let’s go back to my house.’ He was really excited about it,” Cafu told Bleacher Sport.

But Cafu emphasized that he won’t blame Malcom for ignoring Roma and choosing Barcelona instead. He believed Barcelona are the great team and the chance to play with Lionel Messi is irresistible.

“Barca is a dream for every Brazilian—he is no exception. He trusted his agents and I can assure you that he never looked worried about it,” Cafu said.