The FC Barcelona paid 6 million euros by Marlon Santos does two seasons, playing his first campaign in the filial. In the second was yielded to the Nice, where had a good paper. His good performances in the French league caused the interest the interest of the West Ham, that seemed that it had it done with him.
However, the offer of the British group went diluting and the one who had earned strength was the one of the Southampton, that offered a quantity of 12 million more variable euros. The traspaso was very near to close , but the interest also finish cooling until the point to have moved away completely the possibility.
The Southampton has fichado to the central Danish Jannik Vestergaard, pertinent of the Borussia of Monchengladbach, in return of 20 million euros. This signing influences directly in the possibility that the English club closing the agreement by Marlon, that in these moments seems very remote.
In this way, to the have not found buyer still, everything aims to that Marlon will travel with his Barcelona mates to United States in turns it with the FC Barcelona that will initiate the Tuesday 24 July. Ernesto Valverde does not have the central Brazilian and his course is one of which the club has foreseen for this summer.
The curious case of Marlon Santos
Marlon was one of the bets of the FC Barcelona in summer of 2016. The central Brazilian, that arrived to the Camp Nou with 20 years, turned into one of the big mainstays of the Barça B and was summoned in some occasions for the first team when Luis Enrique was the trainer.
However, with Ernesto Valverde changed his situation, since the Txingurri did not have he -follows without doing it- and left yielded to the Nice. In the French club has gone of less to more and expects that the level showed in Tie it 1 serve to give him poster in Europe for his back sale.