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Arthur Melo in a match of the Barça | FCB

SOLD BY 72+10 MILLIONS

OFFICIAL: Barça announces the transfer of Arthur to Juventus

Published:29/06/2020 - 17:24h

Updated:29/06/2020 - 18:41h

After several months with the serial, Barça has confirmed the transfer of Arthur Melo to Juventus in exchange of 72 million euros plus 10 in variables

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Already it is official. The FC Barcelona has announced this Monday the traspaso of Arthur to the Juventus. After several months of negotiations, the Catalan group has confirmed that the Brazilian midfield player, that in a first moment denied to change of airs, has finish accessing in front of the insistence of both clubs. The Italians will credit 72 million fixed euros more other 10 in variable concepts.

The still Barcelona player travelled this weekend to Turín to happen the medical recognition, although the minutes that played against the Celtic of Vigo in Balaídos could not being the last that the goiano play with the Barcelona T-shirt. Arthur will finish LaLiga and the Champions with the Barça and will not play with the Juventus until the next month of September, when it begin the Series To of the 2020-21.

At the end, there have been two factors that have weighed in the 'himself' of Arthur to the team 'bianconero'. The first has been the economic, since taking advantage of the advantageous fisco Italian, triplicará his annual wage elevating it until roughly some 7 million euros; the second has been sportive, since the technician of the Juventus, Maurizio Sarri, demanded him like one of the central pieces of his new sportive project.

On the paper, the sale of Arthur to the Juventus will contribute liquidity to the FC Barcelona to be able to square his balances of face to the closing of the present economic exercise, that finalises the next 30 June. To the practice, treats of a conjoint operation in which it will include the traspaso of Miralem Pjanic to the Barça and that will include a compensation for the culés, since the value of market of the Brazilian is upper to the of the bosnio.

In spite of the big competition that had found Arthur if it had remained in the Camp Nou, the operation seems to be more a financial strategy to save the accounts that a sportive movement to reinforce to the team. The culés give off of a footballer of 23 years with an ascending progression to bring to another of 30, of big quality and experience but with less route by his experience.

Arthur has not finish of despegar in the Barça

Arthur Melo will go to the Juventus after having played two seasons in the Camp Nou. The Brazilian arrived pertinent of the Grémio with the poster of 'new Xavi' and had hopeful starts like Barcelona, but his constant injuries and the irregularity in his performance caused the stagnation of his progression. In Turín, looks forward to to show all the talent that treasures and that finally did not attain to take out to relucir with the sufficient continuity in Can Barça.

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