Tottenham target learning English prior to summer move

Bordeaux star Malcom has set his sights on joining one of the biggest clubs in Europe in the summer and revealed he has already started learning English.

Malcom was heavily linked with a move to Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester United in January but Bordeaux refused to sell their star man.

The Brazilian forward has already revealed he will leave the French side at the end of the season and Bayern Munich have even been linked with his services.

Bayern head coach Jupp Heynckes has all but ruled out a summer move for the 21-year-old but Malcom is aiming for a high profile move at the end of the season.

“I want to play for an elite club in Europe, win the Champions League and play for the Selecao,” Malcom told Sky Sports.

“When I play for the big club, my chances improve. I want to thank Bordeaux for everything. First I want to finish the season with the best possible result and then I am going to sit down with my agent and family.

“Together we will make a decision. I am learning English, because it is the most important language in the world. Wherever you are, with English you can get along. So that is very important for me.

“I have learned the language very quickly, had no big troubles. French was much more difficult. So I would manage to live in England. But in the end I can integrate everywhere.”

United have seemingly ruled themselves out the running for Malcom’s services after signing Alexis Sanchez in January, while it remains to be seen whether Tottenham are still interested after prising Lucas Moura away from Paris Saint-Germain at the start of the year.

Malcom made a sublime start to the season, playing a direct hand in nine goals in his first nine league appearances (five goals, four assists), but his performances have dipped substantially since failing to seal a move away in January.

In fact, the Brazilian has only scored one goal in 10 appearances in all competitions in 2018.