Marquinhos is set to join Norwich on loan for the remainder of the season football.london understands. The 19-year-old arrived from Sao Paulo in the summer and surprised many with a quick start in which he scored and assisted on his senior debut against FC Zurich.
Since then though, the Brazilian has found game time hard to come by managing just one minute in the Premier League and 79 in the Europa League. With the arrival of Leandro Trossard from Brighton Arsenal are now well stocked in the forward positions and it was felt the best thing for Marquinhos' development was to send him out on loan where he would play.
The 19-year-old is travelling up to Norwich today in order to complete the move. The hope is that the deal will be sealed before within the next 24 hours.
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Elsewhere Arsenal remain hopeful of bringing in a midfielder before the transfer deadline on Tuesday. They have been firmly rebuffed by Brighton in two bids for Moises Caicedo but still carry hope that the deal can be done if the Seagulls bring in a midfielder.
Elsewhere the Gunners are still working on a deal to allow Cedric to join Fulham on loan for the remainder of the season. It is also expected that a few more youngsters could leave the academy set up on loan before the window slams shut on Tuesday evening.
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