The conversation of Valverde with Arthur before the Barça-Athletic

Arthur Melo is being one of the disclosures of LaLiga Santander and of the Champions League this season. The midfield player arrived of the Guild by little more than 30 million euros and without doing too much noise, but has finished turning into a key footballer for the Barça. It has won the confidence and the affection of Ernesto Valverde in very little time and everything seems to indicate that it will be the brain of the culés a lot of years more.

The Brazilian was surrendering very well, but these last weeks has gone down something his level and the team is noticing it. In the training of this Friday, as it signals Sportive World, the 'Txingurri' did an aside with the mediocampista to chat and was some minutes with him. Probably it was due to that before training, in press conference, several questions were on him and his bajón.

Valverde Defended to Arthur in room of press and admitted that it does not concern him this supposition bajón. "It does not concern me his performance. It is a footballer that gives us a lot of things and that participates a lot of the game. Along the season there are parties that are more brilliant and others, that no so much, but is a player that gives us a lot", recognised.

It is necessary to say that being his first campaign out of Brazil, the performance of the midfield player is very above what the more optimists could think. It is not worrisome that have some altibajos and goes in inside the normal with his age with the little time that carries in the European football. The only that concerns something to the ex trainer of the Athletic is his capacity to arrive in second line. The technician asks him more in this sense.

"We have spoken with Arthur on this and would like me that had more arrival. The does things that do not do the other, but this is something that have to work and he, perseverar", explained. Also it added and it hinted that if it is used to to be one of the changes in the second half is precisely by this hándicap. "Sometimes it interests us a player that have more arrival, from here so many changes", aimed.

Arthur will be to title against the Athletic of Madrid

Although it is not so cool as it does some weeks, everything seems to indicate that Arthur will be to title this Saturday against the Athletic of Madrid. The international by Brazil gives him a lot of football to the centre of the field blaugrana and this is something of what Valverde can not dispense. Rakitic And Busquets will accompany him in the half in this decisive meeting in which LaLiga could remain sentenced.