Arsenal and Spurs target Malcom wins penalty with shameless dive
Arsenal and Everton have both been linked with a move for Malcom, who struggled during his first season at Barcelona.
Barcelona had hoped he could develop into a top player but, amid interest in PSG and Atletico Madrid stars Neymar and Antoine Griezmann, are now prepared to sell this summer.
Arsenal have been pushing hard to sign Wilfried Zaha from Crystal Palace but, as things stand, do not have the funds to get a deal for the Ivory Coast international over the line.
And The Sun say the Gunners have told Malcom to hold fire on a move to Everton while they try and negotiate with Barca.
Arsenal have been linked with Malcon and Wilfried Zaha this transfer window (Image: GETTY)
Arsenal are still interested in Wilfried Zaha (Image: GETTY)
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But whether Malcom ends up at Arsenal or Everton is something only time will tell.
Meanwhile, ESPN FC pundit Alejandro Moreno recently urged Arsenal to give up on Zaha and sign other targets instead.
“No, Arsenal need other types of players,” Moreno said when asked of a potential Zaha deal.
“So unless you move away from some of the struggles that you’ve had with your attacking players, except [Alexandre] Lacazette and [Pierre-Emerick] Aubameyang, the rest you can say ‘maybe, if you move those guys you can go after Wilfried Zaha’.
“I don’t think this is a guy that you go after if you’re Arsenal.”