Marquinhos says he’s hoping to make use of the upcoming CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Match as a springboard as he seems to be to get his Arsenal profession again on observe after underwhelming spells at Norwich and Nantes.
The Gunners confirmed on Friday that the 20-year-old winger had been prematurely recalled from his season-long mortgage with Nantes and shall be allowed to journey to Venezuela the place he’ll play for Brazil’s under-23s.
This would be the second time this season that Marquinhos has returned to South America for a world match. He was additionally a part of the Brazil squad that received gold in Chile on the Pan-American Video games in November, an occasion that compelled him to overlook three weeks of motion for Nantes.
Signed as ‘one for the long run’ in the summertime of 2022, Marquinhos was a shiny spark on his debut within the Europa League – he scored and assisted in a 2-1 win over FC Zurich – however hasn’t been in a position to preserve these requirements.
Whereas it doesn’t appear to be he’ll be loaned out once more this season, it’ll nonetheless take an enormous turnaround in fortunes for him to get minutes in Mikel Arteta’s first workforce. Nevertheless, with the Paris 2024 Olympics on the horizon, he a minimum of has one thing else to goal for.
“I’m very targeted on having a fantastic Pre-Olympic [tournament], to return to Arsenal assured, to proceed the work there, and God prepared, to be on the subsequent Olympics,” he instructed Globo Esporte (translated by Sport Witness).
He added: “It’s at all times very particular to put on the shirt of the nationwide workforce, I feel each participant has to have that need to put on the heaviest shirt on this planet.
“I spoke to the coach, the president, about my need to put on the nationwide workforce shirt, about my dream of qualifying for the following Olympics and being there. I positioned myself inside the membership in order that I might be right here and defend Brazil.”
If Marquinhos does get the nod for the Olympics he’ll miss Arsenal’s pre-season tour of the USA. Presumably, the membership received’t decide on the participant’s long-term future till the competitors is over, maybe hoping the worldwide platform lures in a number of suitors.