Malcolm Leaves Barcelona For Zenit Saint Petersburg

Brazilian winger Malcolm has ended his should-be five-year spell at Barcelona after completing a season and has joined Zenit Saint Petersburg in a £36.5 million transfer.

The 22-year-old was also linked to other European clubs but favoured a move to Russia and signed five-year contract with his new team.

"FC Barcelona and Zenit Saint Petersburg have reached an agreement for the transfer of the player Malcolm Filipe Silva deal Oliveira," a statement from Barcelona reads "The Russian team will play FC Barcelona 40 million  euros plus 5 million euros in variable."

Malcolm, in a year spent in Catalan during which the club won the La Liga League, scored four goals in 24 appearances.