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The situation surrounding Malcom at Barcelona has many teams with their ears pricked up, including Tottenham.

That isn’t a secret, since they were interested in the Brazilian prior to his last-minute move to Spain, but Corriere believe Spurs might have an advantage over other interested sides: money.

Corriere dello Sport claim on Friday that Inter have already made a move, enquiring about the forward’s situation in a bid to try and secure his services in January.

However, having paid around €40m for him in the summer, Barcelona aren’t prepared to entertain anything below that fee, which is where Tottenham are named as a ‘concrete possibility’.

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Surprising everyone, perhaps even themselves, in the summer, Mauricio Pochettino’s side didn’t spend a penny on the transfer market, meaning they have funds stashed away should they need reinforcements midway through the campaign.

Down his end, Malcom is said to want to continue to fight for a spot in Ernesto Valverde’s side, but, as Corriere point out, the preference for Coutinho and the competition provided by Ousmane Dembélé are making it hard for him to get time on the pitch.

Since arriving at the Nou Camp, the 21-year-old has played 25 minutes of professional football spread over two sub appearances against Leganes and Real Valladolid.