His club are yet to accept the deal, however with an agency owning half of the player’s economic rights, if they were to reject the offer they would be obliged to match the offer to the agency.
The player’s agent Marcelo Robalinho confirmed on Twitter that talks had taken place in Bordeaux on 26 November and that an Italian club had been met two days later, but the terms offered were unsatisfactory.
Mariano, his agent and representatives of Bordeaux have been in discussions today and an outcome looks set to be announced shortly for one of the best full-backs in the Brazilian game.
