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Barcelona confirms that Arthur Juventus will join football news on £ 75m deal

Arthur will play for Barcelona in the final stages of the Champions League until August before being introduced by Juve before the 2020/21 season

Last updated: 6/29/20 4:54 PM

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Barcelona has confirmed that Arthur will close a £ 75m deal with Juventus later this summer.

The Catalans say the fee will increase to £ 82m after an initial payment of £ 66m – and have also confirmed this Sky Sports News’ Information that he will continue with them until the end of the 2019-20 extended season.

Sky Sports news Announced exclusively last week that the two clubs had agreed on a deal for the 23-year-old Brazilian, who had repeatedly stressed that he did not want to leave the Nou Camp this summer.

Arthur had hoped to stay in Barcelona and fight for his place under Quique Setien.

Arthur had hoped to stay in Barcelona and fight for his place under Quique Setien.

The Italian club had been encouraged by Barcelona’s openness to sell it after only two years in the club, as transfer funds had to be paid back for reinvestment this summer and the hope that Maurizio Sarri’s desire to build up his midfield would attract the player him.

Arthur was also offered significantly more salary than in Barcelona – about £ 4.5m a year according to Sky in Italy – and he flew to Turin on Saturday evening just a few hours after being a late submarine for Barca against Celta Vigo in La Had played league.

He then underwent a medical exam on Sunday and signed a five-year contract before flying back to Catalonia on Monday to resume training before Barca faced Atletico Madrid on Tuesday.

Arthur will play for Quique Setien in the final stages of the Champions League until August before being introduced by the Bianconeri before the 2020-21 season.

In the opposite direction, 30-year-old midfielder Miralem Pjanic is expected to conclude a £ 60 million deal with Barcelona. At the weekend, he also received medical treatment from Barcelona doctors in Turin.

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