Arsenal winger Marquinhos could be set to spend the rest of the season on loan in his native Brazil with Cruzeiros.
The 21-year old has spent the past year with another Brazilian side, Fluminense, but they declined to exercise an option to make that move permanent
Something of a forgotten figure at the Emirates, Marquinhos joined the Gunners in the summer of 2022 from São Paolo, but failed to make a lasting impression at the Emirates, and subsequently had two uninspiring loan spells in the Championship with Norwich City, and in Ligue 1 with Nantes.
Despite him failing to realise some of his youthful promise, he was selected for the Brazil squad for the Olympics last summer, although that campaign ended in disappointment.
Arsenal will be hoping that he rediscovers his form during his latest assignment and that they can recoup eventually some of the ₤3.5 million that they paid for him,
Andy is an exiled English football fan living in Cyprus. He loves all sports but football is his abiding passion, and he still has dreams every now and then about scoring the winning goal in a Wembley Cup Final, even though his playing days are long gone. He follows most major leagues, across Europe at least, and has a favoured team in each. When he’s not watching, listening, reading or downloading podcasts about football, he spend his time worrying about his beloved Arsenal.
