While waiting for his transfer to Juventus to be formalized, Arthur Melo He ponders never playing again in Barcelona because Barça coach Quique Setien declared that the Brazilian midfielder did not meet “expectations”, according to Football.
Arthur, who came to Turin to pass medical exams with Juventus, had the intention of playing in the next six LaLiga Santander dates, although his discomfort against Setién would cause him to no longer wear the Barça shirt.
In this way, the former guild player the remainder of the Champions League would also be lost. Sports world He indicated that in case he no longer plays with Barcelona, the Brazilian must pay financial compensation to the club.
“He is not the first or the last player to sign with great hopes and expectations and in the end they do not bear fruit for whatever reason. I don’t know if it will happen with Arthur or not, but it happens to many teams and many players, ”was what Setién said, who was also criticized by Melo’s own mother.
Melo arrived at the beginning of the 2018-2019 season, but he did not manage to be an indisputable starter in Barcelona and this was evidenced with the arrival of the Dutchman Frenkie de Jong.
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