Barcelona's Marlon seals two-year Nice loan

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Marlon Santos made three senior appearances at Barcelona last season but will continue his career with Nice for the next two years.

Barcelona defender Marlon Santos has joined Nice on a two-year loan deal.

The Catalans have allowed the Brazilian to join the Ligue 1 side until 2019 but have the option of bringing him back to Camp Nou at the end of this season.

Lucien Favre's side finished third last season but have struggled to find form in 2017-18, losing 4-0 to Napoli on aggregate in the Champions League play-off before suffering a 3-0 loss at Amiens on Saturday.