MALCOM is only 26-years-old but has already cost a whopping £126million in transfer fees.
The Brazilian winger nearly joined Arsenal in 2018 but now plays in Saudi Arabia.
His £52million move to Al-Hilal this week has taken his accumulative fees to just over £126million.
That figure includes previous moves to Bordeaux, Barcelona and Zenit St. Petersburg.
However, Malcom could have lined up at the Emirates Stadium had his career gone differently.
The Gunners were strongly linked with a move for the forward in 2018, with fans devastated when he instead joined Barcelona.
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After making contact with Bordeaux in January of that year, Arsenal later missed out on his signature.
Barcelona beat several clubs to the signing of Malcom, including Everton, but he scored just four goals in his only season in Spain.
Arsenal even came back in for the Brazilian after he joined Barca, attempting to sign him on loan.
Malcom went on to join Zenit from Barcelona and became a key man for the Russian side.
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Last season he topped the league’s scoring charts with 26 goals in 33 appearances.
He also won the league title in each of his four seasons in Russia before moving to the Middle East this summer.
Malcom’s move sees him join Ruben Neves and Kalidou Koulibaly at Al-Hilal after signing a four-year deal with the club.
The Saudi giants have also been linked with Kylian Mbappe this summer and had a £259million bid accepted by PSG.
Al-Hilal are four-time Asian Champions League winners and have been Saudi champions a record 18 times.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
