Cruzeiro advances agreement with Marquinhos, from Arsenal

Cruise forwarded the signing of the striker Marquinhos21 years old, who belongs to Arsenal, in England.

Revealed in São Paulo’s youth categories, Marquinhos was signed by the English giant as a bet for the future. So far, he has accumulated loans for Norwich, in England, Nantes, in France and, this season, for Fluminense.

For Tricolor Carioca, the player played 29 matches, scored two goals and also provided two assists. The negotiation with Raposa was initially publicized by the journalist, Heverton Guimarães.

The fact that he worked with coach Fernando Diniz at Fluminense weighed in on Cruzeiro’s decision to invest in Marquinhos. The coach, in fact, gave the go-ahead for the signing.

Marquinhos arrived in England in 2022

Marquinhos was hired by Arsenal in June 2022. At the time, the English club, which had the Brazilian Edu as director, spent 3.5 million euros on the signing, around R$18 million at the price at the time.

But the player had difficulty gaining space in the star squad led by the Spaniard, Mikel Arteta. He played six games for the first team, scored one goal and provided one assist.

Afterwards, however, he ended up relegated to the under-21 team. Afterwards, Marquinhos was loaned to Norwich, playing 11 games and scoring one goal. He also had another spell on loan at Nantes, with just six matches played.