“Transfer agreement with Juventus Turin for the transfer of Arthur Melo. The player will remain with FC Barcelona until the end of the official competitions for the 2019-2020 season, “the club said in a statement.
After joining Italy on Sunday night to spend your medical visit in Turin and sign his contract with the bianconeri club, FC Barcelona formalized the agreement obtained with Juventus.
The Brazilian international will therefore play with Juventus Turin from next season. The blaugrana club announces that the player leaves the club for a sum of 72 million euros, plus 10 million bonuses.
Miralem Pjanic travels in reverse. An exchange of players that knows its share of criticism among blaugrana supporters. Arrived in Barcelona and quickly nicknamed as the “new Xavi”, the 23-year-old Brazilian midfielder leaves Barça and will give way to Pjanic, 30.
Arthur had initially refused to leave Camp Nou but Juventus Turin finally managed to convince him. He should notably receive double his salary in Barcelona and will get a new challenge in Europe, he who had directly joined Barcelona from Brazil in 2018.
A few hours later, Juventus Turin in turn formalizes the arrival of the Brazilian international, who signs for five years with the club bianconero, and who will therefore remain until the end of the 2024-2025 season.
OFFICIAL | @Miralem_Pjanic and @arthurhromelo, the agreements with @FCBarcelona
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— JuventusFC (@juventusfc) June 29, 2020
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