The coronavirus pandemic has generated a significant domino effect. Firstly, due to the negative economic impact it has had on the liquidity of the clubs that have had to do ‘financial engineering’ to balance your balance sheets; secondly, because players must be sold to carry it out, but, at the end of the fiscal year on June 30, transfers must be made with games in play due to the delay in the calendar.
Examples of this financial engineering are cases like the FC Barcelona o la Juventus of Turin, that they have agreed to a player exchange where Arthur Melo will go to the Italian box for 70 million and Miralem Pjanic Catalan for ten ‘kilos’ less. However, all this comes amid a schedule full of games in which both teams play the season.
Some sectors of the press point out that the Brazilian will travel this weekend to Turin to pass the medical examination with Juventus, but this Saturday the Catalans had a match against him. Celta Vigo. Finally, Arthur entered the summoned list to play against the Galicians, but naturally the journalists asked him Quique Setién by the Brazilian at a press conference.
The Santander technician, far from defending tooth and nail that Arthur stays, adopted a moderate and understanding speech with the need of the club to sell him. The words of the Barça first team coach seemed not to like Lúcia de Melo, who replied forcefully. “My God. Now they are starting to put defects on the player,” he lamented on social networks after Setien’s words.
Setien’s speech that angered Arthur’s mother
At a press conference, Setién did not get wet either for or against the Brazilian’s march, although he let it drop that the Brazilian never came to fruition. “He is not the first player to sign with expectations that in the end do not bear fruit. I do not know if it will happen with Arthur but it will happen to many players. There will be fans who see a good opportunity for the club and another who will think that it is better to stay “he commented.
The Cantabrian even hinted that Arthur lacks game speed. “Perhaps he has lacked continuity but sometimes it is not easy to change things about a footballer. Things that other coaches have told him he does very well. Here we have told him that he has to play two touches, but he is to protect the ball “he assured. A message that shows that Setién is not yet convinced of Arthur’s profile to play for Barça.
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