Everything you need to know about new Arsenal signing Marquinhos

The £3million deal, yet to be announced, will see the 19-year-old arrive in England in time for pre-season after Arsenal fended off competition from elsewhere.

And here is all that Gunners fans need to know about their latest acquisition.

Born in Brazil in April 2003, Marquinhos joined boyhood club Sao Paulo and worked his way through their academy.

He impressed manager Hernan Crespo and made his first-team debut at the age of 18 in July 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1-0 win over EC Bahia.

Crespo then surprised everyone by handing Marquinhos his first start for the club in the Copa Libertadores last-16 second leg against Racing Club.

The Brazil Under-17 international repaid his manager’s faith by registering a goal and an assist in a 3-1 win, becoming the youngest player to score for Sao Paulo in the Copa Libertadores.

He was also a similar age to Carlos Tevez and Alexis Sanchez when they scored their first goal in the prestigious competition.

Marquinhos missed their quarter-final defeat to Palmeiras due to an injury problem but finished his debut season with 24 appearances in all competitions.

He’s made another 15 appearances in 2022 and recently scored his first goal in the Copa Sudamericana, South America‘s secondary club football tournament. 

Overall, the 19-year-old has registered four goals and three assists in 39 first-team appearances, but he started on the bench for 30 of those games.

Despite Marquinhos signing a five-year deal with Sao Paulo in 2019, FIFA have refused to accept it as he was just 16 when he put pen to paper. The contract is subsequently valid for just three years and Marquinhos has rejected the offer of a new contract.

Wolves and Atletico Madrid reportedly showed an interest