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Bordeaux’s new manager Gus Poyet has ruled out selling winger Malcom this month, despite interest from Arsenal , Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool fc .
Poyet’s predecessor Jocelyn Gourvennec suggested that it would be difficult for Bordeaux to keep hold of the winger before he was sacked last week and replaced by the former Chelsea and Spurs midfielder.
Poyet revealed as he was unveiled to the media on Monday that the future of Malcom was a key topic during his interview for the job.
Show all 11 1 /11Who are the Premier League's highest earners? Who are the Premier League's highest earners? Who are the Premier League's highest earners? Clubs rarely reveal details of salaries but, here, The Independent looks at who the biggest earners in the competition might be based on other media sources.
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Who are the Premier League's highest earners? Alexis Sanchez (Manchester United)* - £500,000 per week Confirmation of the Chile forward's switch from Arsenal is still awaited but reports have suggested the 29-year-old will earn close to £500,000 per week before tax at Old Trafford. That is his basic wage plus image rights and bonuses.
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Who are the Premier League's highest earners? Paul Pogba (Manchester United) - £290,000 per week The France midfielder signed a contract worth a reported £290,000 per week when United brought him back from Juventus in a club record £89.3million deal in 2016. Reports suggest he is also in line for a new contract - and pay rise - in the near future.
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Who are the Premier League's highest earners? Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United) - £250,000 per week United not only paid a Premier League record £75million - plus a potential further £15million in add-ons - for the striker last summer, but also agreed to pay him a reported £250,000 per week.
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Who are the Premier League's highest earners? Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United) - £220,000 per week The Swede might be at the veteran stage of his career, but his availability on a free transfer from Paris St Germain in 2016 allowed United to hand him a huge wage packet, worth a reported £220,000 per week.
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Who are the Premier League's highest earners? Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) - £220,000 per week The prolific Argentinian, who this season became City's record goalscorer, signed his current deal in the summer of 2014. It was worth a reported £220,000 per week and City are presumably happy with their return.
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Who are the Premier League's highest earners? Eden Hazard (Chelsea) - £220,000 per week Belgium playmaker Hazard is Chelsea's most influential player and is well rewarded for that, with a weekly wage worth a reported £220,000. His contract expires in 2020 but, with Real Madrid linked, there has been much talk of a new deal.
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Who are the Premier League's highest earners? Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea) - £220,000 per week Estimates vary, but some reports suggest the Spain midfielder signed a contract worth £220,000 per week when he joined Chelsea from Barcelona for £30million in 2014. More conservative reports suggest a pay packet of around £180,000 per week.
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Who are the Premier League's highest earners? David de Gea (Manchester United) - £200,000 per week After Real Madrid went close to signing him in 2015, United rewarded one of the world's best goalkeepers with a new contract that underlined his importance, worth a reported £200,000 per week.
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Who are the Premier League's highest earners? Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) - £180,000 per week Liverpool made the Dutchman the world's most expensive defender this month, paying Southampton £75million for a player they had long been linked with. The deal earns him a reported £180,000 per week.
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Who are the Premier League's highest earners? Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) - £170,000 per week Short of a reliable regular goalscorer, the Gunners paid a club record £52.7million for the Frenchman last summer. Reports at the time of his arrival suggested he was due to earn around £170,000 per week.
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“I asked straight away if Malcom would be staying or not,” he told L'Equipe . “They said yes. I said OK, now we can continue the discussion.”
Club president Stephane Martin reiterated that stance taken by Poyet on Monday.
“Malcom, it has been said and said again, he will not be leaving,” he said. “He has said he wants to play in the Premier League one day. That is normal - what player wouldn't want to play in England?
“There is no problem with Malcom.”
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