FC Barcelona’s Brazilian targets this January- Part 1

REGGIO NELL'EMILIA, ITALY - DECEMBER 18: Gabriel Barbosa Almeida of FC Internazionale in action during the Serie A match between US Sassuolo and FC Internazionale at Mapei Stadium - Citta' del Tricolore on December 18, 2016 in Reggio nell'Emilia, Italy. (Photo by Claudio Villa - Inter/Inter via Getty Images)
REGGIO NELL'EMILIA, ITALY - DECEMBER 18: Gabriel Barbosa Almeida of FC Internazionale in action during the Serie A match between US Sassuolo and FC Internazionale at Mapei Stadium - Citta' del Tricolore on December 18, 2016 in Reggio nell'Emilia, Italy. (Photo by Claudio Villa - Inter/Inter via Getty Images) /
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On-loan Fluminese defender Marlon to join permanently in January

Barcelona's Brazilian defender Marlon Santos (R) vies with Leicester's English defender Danny Simpson (C) during the 2016 International Champions Cup friendly football match between FC Barcelona and Leicester City at Friends Arena on August 3, 2016 in Solna, Sweden. / AFP / JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images)
Barcelona’s Brazilian defender Marlon Santos (R) vies with Leicester’s English defender Danny Simpson (C) during the 2016 International Champions Cup friendly football match between FC Barcelona and Leicester City at Friends Arena on August 3, 2016 in Solna, Sweden. / AFP / JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) /

The Brazilian youngster has impressed at Barcelona B under coach Gerard Lopez. He even made an appearance for the senior side. This has compelled Barcelona to trigger the clause in his loan contract. He joined during the summer on loan with a cleverly negotiated clause in his contract. Barca can purchase him for €6 million any time during the whole term of his contract. Robert will trigger that clause in January. But the transfer fee is expected to go down as Fluminese owe Barca a considerable amount. According to Calciomercato, the Catalans have already informed Fluminese that they want to sign Marlon on a permanent deal. If the reports are to be believed, Marlon could become a Blaugrana in the winter transfer window.