OFFICIAL: The FC Barcelona closes the signing of Arthur Melo

The FC Barcelona has done official the signing of Arthur Melo, the player chosen to reinforce the medullary of the Barcelona team of face to the next seasons. The club culé has done effective the option of purchase that had agreed with the Guild by the Brazilian midfield player that it is of 31 million euros more 9 in variables. Signature by 6 seasons and will have a clause of 400 millions.

Arthur is one of the last movements that made Robert Fernández, previous technical secretary, before his agreement with the FC Barcelona came to an end. In spite of this, the current technical office, headed by Éric Abidal and Ramón Plans, has not wanted to modify the intentions of the club with the talentosa perla Brazilian.

The FC Barcelona already had credited 4 million euros for obtaining the option of purchase, by what will deposit the rest of the traspaso to close the negotiations with the Guild. To his 21 years, Arthur will disembark in the Camp Nou to turn into a look to the future, although it expects quesu adaptation allow him offer immediate performance. 

Besides, the ex of the Guild arrives like one of the players that have to occupy the gap left by Andrés Iniesta at the end of the past season. The Brazilian fulfils with the profile that was looking for the Barça: a young footballer, with projection of future and with sufficient quality to give the jump to the European football of maximum level.

Arthur called the attention by his security with the balloon in the feet, something that has showed along the last season. His letter of presentation is his wide technical repertoire to generate game in the medullary. The Brazilian midfield player, according to the reports of the sportive direction, fits to perfection in the 'style Barça', since it is a mediocentro with criterion and dowries of control in the wide zone of the field.

Xavi that Iniesta

The profile of Arthur is similar to the of Xavi: a player with a glove in his boot that practically does not lose balloons in spite of that knows to perfection when has to assume risks. The tremenda quality of this mediocentro will be a carboy of oxygen for players like Ivan Rakitic or Sergio Busquets, very overloaded of parties in the centre of the field, but that now will have a relief of guarantees.