Barcelona are close to signing Malcom, one day after he was set to sign for Italian club Roma.

The Brazilian is on his way to Barcelona, after a €41 million initial fee was agreed with the player’s representatives who arrived in the city earlier.

Malcom was on the verge of signing for Serie A club Roma, and was supposed to travel to Italy to put pen to paper.

Roma fans had been waiting at the Ciampino Airport for the arrival of the winger, from Bordeaux.

But the Spanish giants stepped in at the last moment and now the 21-year old looks all but ready to make a switch to the Camp Nou.

A Ligue 1 sensation, Malcom is a left-footer, who plays on the right flank, and has scored 23 goals in 93 appearances for Bordeaux.