Sassuolo have seemingly won the race for Barcelona defender Marlon, paying €6m plus another €6m in bonuses for the Brazilian.

According to Sky Sport Italia and Mundo Deportivo, they beat competition from Schalke 04 for the centre-back.

He’ll wave goodbye to the fans during tonight’s Gamper Trophy match at Camp Nou and fly out for a medical tomorrow.

Sassuolo have seemingly won the race for Barcelona defender Marlon, paying €6m plus another €6m in bonuses for the Brazilian.

According to Sky Sport Italia and Mundo Deportivo, they beat competition from Schalke 04 for the centre-back.

He’ll wave goodbye to the fans during tonight’s Gamper Trophy match at Camp Nou and fly out for a medical tomorrow.

The transfer is worth €6m plus another €6m in fairly easy to achieve performance-related bonuses.

Marlon will sign a five-year contract, but Barcelona can retain a buy-back option for the future.

He spent last season on loan in France with Nice and turns 23 next month.

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