Arsenal have agreed a deal to sign Sao Paulo winger Marquinhos, football.london understands. The 19-year-old is set to join the club this summer following extensive talks with technical director Edu and will cost around £3m.
However, a report from Brazil claims that the transfer could be the start of a partnership between both clubs. That's according to Globo Esporte, who say the Gunners 'seek to build a relationship' with Sao Paulo similar to that of Ajax's which led to the transfers of David Neres and Antony.
The partnership would see the Brazilian side become Arsenal's 'feeder club', meaning several exchanges between the two could follow Marquinhos' move in the future. A 'feeder club' is one that provides experience through training and game time to younger players, with an agreement that its most successful stars can leave to join a team in a more prestigious league which, in this particular case, would be Arsenal.
