The Brazilian midfield player of the FC Barcelona, Arthur Melo, has desparecido of the team from the past 1 December, when it played 73 minutes in Wanda Metropolitan against the Athletic of Madrid, owing to a mysterious pubalgia that does not finish to solve . The one of Goiania already had problems the past season in the same zone, and his relapse is being a headache for the Barça.
The footballer carries days working in double sessions, so much in the club as in his domicile to recover as it is had to and, of this way, not having to go through the operating theatre. It will not play this Saturday against the Sportive Alavés and, as they ensure from 'MD', will take advantage of the holidays of Christmas to accelerate the recovery and return to tope in 2020.
Arthur Melo will fly to Brazil this Sunday to happen the parties beside his family, his girlfriend and his friends, but the quoted newspaper ensures that it will not have rest. It will move until Goiania accompanied of a fisioterapeuta and of a preparador physical of confidence, that work with him out of the Barça from does some weeks, specifically the past 10 November.
Said recuperadores are in constant coordination with the medical services of the Barça, by what between the two parts will commission to complete the physical preparation of Arthur Melo with the will that it can play with regularity after the Christmass.
The FC Barcelona will contest his first party of the year 2020 in front of the Espanyol the Saturday 4 January, and afterwards will take an aeroplane to play the Supercopa of Spain in Saudi Arabia, where will measure the Thursday 9 to the Athletic of Madrid in the round of semifinals.
It will be necessary to see if for then Arthur Melo already is smart to return or if, by the contrary, Ernesto Valverde will have to follow including to Rakitic or Arturo Vidal in a centre of the field formed by Busquets and Of Jong like players 'fixed'. Carles Aleñá could be another option in the case that it do not leave yielded, and also is the joker of Sergi Roberto to act in the medullary if necessary.
Dose of uncertainty with Arthur
It was as it was, the aim of Arthur is can compete to tope in front of the 'colchoneros' at the beginning of January, in the dispute of the first title of the year for the combined Barcelona. The barcelonismo observes the situation of the Brazilian with caution and a point of suspicion, taking into account that from some sectors are boosting speculations on his nocturnal life. If it wants to dispel the rumours, more voucher that Arthur no late in going back...