Arthur Melo is being one of the big novelties of the Fiorentina in this start of season, after a stage without penalties neither glory in the Liverpool, where was yielded. It could not fit in the plans of Jürgen Klopp, but in his return to the Series To is giving a lot of what speak. The true is that, according to a recent information, the FC Barcelona had the opportunity to do with his services and finished descartándole by a 'controversial' reason.
Of agreement to an information in the 'Barça reservat', podcast of Catalonia Ràdio, during the market of wintry signings of this 2023 Xavi Hernández tanteó the possibility to achieve to the Brazilian like a reinforcement for his centre of the field. It liked him his profile, like alternative for a midfield player more llegador and that it could be polyvalent. Taking in account that was not being protagonist in Anfield, could be a 'bargain' of market.
Sergio Busquets 'vetoed' to Arthur
The true is that to Xavi him 'fit' the signing, but never arrived to concretise at all. And it is that, as it has aimed Javier Miguel -collaborator of the podcast-, before they moved pieces to try his turn to the Camp Nou, andl trainer questioned to the Barcelona changing room if they considered that it was a positive alternative to reinforce the medullary. Sergio Busquets would have spoken for all the staff.
The excapitán Barcelona, now in the rows of the Inter of Miami, would have said that "it did not finish" to see the option of the return of Arthur Melo, arguing that during his stay in the City Condal, between 2018 and 2020, lived a disordered "life" and that did not go to be a "good example" for the changing room, that began to populate of players very young. The option finish of descartarse when it fell lesionado, some weeks afterwards.
The adventure of Arthur after going out of the Barça
It is worth it to remember that Arthur was protagonist of the controversial exchange between Barça and Juventus in 2020, with Miralem Pjanic like coin of change for the Barcelona. The movement was valued in 60 millions and in Turín were many the illusions with the Brazilian midfield player, but did not finish to settle . They were 63 the parties before it left yielded to the Liverpool, in 2022, to go back to go out in loan with direction to the Fiorentina, where himself has been able to stand out.