Top 5 young footballers in Ligue 1 this season

#2 Malcom – Bordeaux

Malcom is the only good thing about Bordeaux this season

Age - 20 (Born 26 February 1997)

Nationality - Brazilian

When this Brazilian right winger arrived in Bordeaux for around 5 million euros back in January 2016, he was only considered being one among the long list of Brazilian youth footballers who are shipped to Europe with a tag of 'wonderkid'.

There were right reasons to think the same. Even though Malcom started to get popular in Brazil by that time, he was hardly known among the football followers in Europe. But when one looks at things now in January 2018, Bordeaux is known for being Malcom's club among people who don't follow French football.

That much has been the impact he had made with Les Girondins. Considering how Bordeaux has been performing this season, it won't be an exaggeration to call them as Malcom’s club either. This 20-year-old right winger has been the only bright spot for them who are currently going through a worse situation.

Despite starting off the season in some fashion with collecting some quick points, the navy-and-whites succumbed to unexpected defeats. Malcom, who also got affected by the team’s performance, however, managed to create some headlines.

With 7 goals and 4 assists from 18 league matches this season, Malcom is currently a hot property in the transfer market. A move to EPL seems inevitable.

When a €35 million offer from Borussia Dortmund for this Brazilian sensation was rejected by Bordeaux in last summer, many would have thought it was a huge mistake from the Ligue 1 outfit.

However, it seems to be a right decision, as the market value of the right winger has only increased in past few months. With goal scoring prowess and versatility as his main assets, it won't take him too long to get featured in the Brazil national team