“Interest of Panathinaikos in Shakhtar’s Marlon”

An exceptional case is reportedly being examined by Panathinaikosaccording to the website “ua.sport”.

The Ukrainian publication in question speaks of his interest Panathinaikou for the Brazilian stopper, Marlon. He is a 27-year-old central defender Shakhtar Donetskwho last season played on loan in Serie A with Monza.

“Panathinaikos is interested in the transfer of Brazilian defender Marlon, whose contract is valid with Shakhtar. He is not going to return to Ukraine because of the war and is looking for options to continue his career. Marlon plans to suspend his contract with the club again for one year in accordance with UEFA and FIFA rules.”the publication claims.

His resume Marlon it is rich. He started his career from Fluminense, to be bought by Barcelona in the summer of 2017 for 5 million euros. With the “Blaugrana” he played 3 times, while with Barcelona B he played in 27 matches.

He played in Nice on loan and in 2018 Sassuolo paid 12 million euros to buy him, while Shakhtar paid the same amount in 2021 to make him theirs. At the same time, he is international with the small teams of the Brazilian national team.

Yes, for him Marlon a special mention is also made by the Brazilian reporter, Vene Casagrande, who claims that he rejected offers from Fluminense and Corinthians to return to his homeland.

Marlon Santos, from Shakhtar, rejected offers from Fluminense and Corinthians and defined that, for now, he wants to continue in Europe. O zagueiro se reuniu com os agentes e tomou a decisao. Apuramos que os dois clubes foram comunicados. If I were to return to Brazil, the priority would be Flu. pic.twitter.com/3r3drRFRja

— Vene Casagrande (@venecasagrande) July 4, 2023