Dortmund Reportedly Join Arsenal, Tottenham, Bayern Munich in Malcom Race

Borussia Dortmund have reportedly "launched an official bid" for Bordeaux star Malcom. 

According to The Sun's Warren Haughton, BVB tried to sign the 21-year-old last summer as a replacement for Ousmane Dembele when he departed to Barcelona, and they'll return for him at the end of the season alongside Bayern Munich and Tottenham Hotspur.

MailOnline's Nathan Salt included Arsenal among the list of his admirers, and the player himself has confirmed he'll be departing Bordeaux this summer:

German outlet SportBild (h/t Goal's Ronan Murphy) believe the race for his signature has already been won by Bayern:

The Brazilian has enjoyed a superb campaign, so it's understandable he has attracted plenty of interest.

Malcom has eight goals and seven assists to his name in all competitions this season and has caught the eye in part thanks to his penchant for spectacular strikes from distance.

The winger is also incisive and creative in the final third, as he recently demonstrated against Amiens, per Goal UK:

Malcom is a dynamic and exciting player to watch with the ball at his feet—he likes to cut inside onto his favoured left foot, but he's also a skilful and unpredictable dribbler who uses pace and trickery to beat his opponents.

Dortmund could still do with a replacement for Dembele, and they lost further pace from their attack in January when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang moved on.

As for Bayern, Arjen Robben is now 34 and Franck Ribery will be 35 in April, so their wide options are in serious need of refreshment.

Any player who can bring quality and excitement to Arsenal will be a welcome asset at the Emirates Stadium, while Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino has shown himself to be excellent at working with young players—just ask Harry Kane or Dele Alli.

If Bayern have captured him he could prove to be an excellent signing and an impressive coup, but if not Dortmund's entrance into the fray gives the winger yet another suitor to choose from.