In the absence of official confirmation, Arthur Melo He is already a new player for Juventus Turin. According to various Italian media, the Brazilian has signed his new contract with Juve this Sunday, once psdó already the classic medical examination in all transfers. Goiana’s has received the “ok” from the doctors of the Italian team and has signed until 2025. According to comments, he will have a salary of more than 7 million euros, double what he earns right now. Everything indicates that between this Sunday and Monday the operation will be officially confirmed.
The former Gremio received permission from FC Barcelona to traveling to Turin this past Saturday night after the draw of the Catalans in Balaídos. His father, his brother, former culé sports director Robert Fernández, his lawyer Vicente Forés and Adrián Martínez, his personal physio, accompanied the player to the Italian city. They all arrived there at the Turin airport in the early morning and were caught by the media who came expressly to see him.
Just after leaving the terminal in a large van, Arthur and the entire expedition left for the hotel to rest. There they have spent the night and This Sunday morning the Brazilian has gone to J-Medical, Juventus’ medical center, where all relevant medical tests have been performed. The midfielder has a long list of injuries that have kept him from performing regularly for a year, but the doctors have seen him well and ready to change his air.
As reported by the Italian journalist Romeo Agresti, the ‘8’ of Barça arrived at this medical center at 10 in the morning, at the same time as Miralem Pjanic, who will go to the Barcelona team in this exchange operation. He Bosnian also passed the tests without problem under the control of Javier Yanguas, club doctor who traveled to Turin to supervise this reconnaissance. The former Roma player is in perfect condition and will be from Barcelona in a matter of hours.
Pjanic and Arthur will stay until August in their teams
We must clarify that neither footballer they will join the discipline of their new team until this campaign is completely finished. In the case of Arthur, Barcelona has six LaLiga days to play, in addition to the return of the knockout stages of the Champions League and possibly the ‘final to eight’ of Lisbon. Juve has 10 days of Serie A ahead, the return of the knockout stages of the Champions League and if they come back against Lyon the ‘final to eight’.
In summary, Barcelona fans won’t be able to see Pjanic in action until late August or early September in preseason. At least, the Catalans will have time to enjoy and say goodbye to an Arthur who in just two years has earned the love of many people. The Brazilian was destined to be for many ‘the new Xavi’, but finally between the club and Juve they have convinced him that it is best to leave.
