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Zenit Saint Petersburg President: 'Negotiations for Malcom Are Advanced'

Malcom's short stay at Barcelona could be coming to an end soon after Zenit Saint Petersburg president Alexander Metvedev confirmed the Russian club are in "advanced" negotiations to sign the Brazilian.

Barcelona signed Malcom from Bordeaux for £36.5 million almost exactly a year ago, gazumping Roma just a day after the Italian outfit announced they had reached a deal to sign him:

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In his debut season at the Camp Nou, though, Malcom made only six starts in La Liga under manager Ernesto Valverde.