Arsenal and Tottenham transfer boost as Bayern Munich pull out of race for £50m-rated Bordeaux winger Malcom
Jupp Heynckes says the German side has no interest in the Brazilian youngster who has an agreement to leave in the summer to his preferred destination
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BAYERN MUNICH manager Jupp Heynckes has denied his side have any interest in signing Brazilian winger Malcom.
With the Bundesliga giants out the race, it clears the way for Arsenal or Tottenham to sign the £50million-rated player.
Malcom has been heavily linked with a number of clubs after revealing in January he had struck an agreement with Bordeaux to let him go in the summer to his preferred destination.
However Heynckes has removed Bayern from the equation.
Heynckes said: "I have never seen him play. Therefore, I am not able give an opinion on him.
"But I don't think there is interest here. He always gets put into the shopping window but nobody really goes after him."
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Malcom was tipped to be a long term replacement for Bayern winger Arjen Robben, who is now 34 and currently out injured.
Arsene Wenger is known to be an admirer of the 21-year-old and the news will likely go unnoticed at the Emirates.
The Gunners were keen to bring him to North London in January and a deal looked likely when Malcom's agent posted a picture of himself in the capital.
But it transpired that Henrikh Mkhitaryan could be used in a deal for Alexis Sanchez and talks of a move were off.
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But Arsenal will face competition from Spurs who also went after the youngster in the last window but were put off by his price tag.
Mauricio Pochettino is still tracking Malcom - who is regarded as a star of the future - despite the arrival of Lucas Moura.