It arrived the past summer without doing too much noise. It knew of him that was an in the rough pertinent diamond of the Grémio of Carry Cheerful, and that had been a personal bet of the ex sportive director Robert Fernández. The fans culé looked forward to to examine it in the final of the World-wide of Clubs that his ancient team contested against the Real Madrid in December of 2017 -when already rumoreaba his signing by the Barça-, but remained with win them.
An inopportune injury deprived to Arthur to play that party after having been the 'MVP' of the Glass Libertadores conquered previously by his Grémio. Therefore, when the Brazilian midfield player arrived to Barcelona in summer of 2018, was for the majority of the barcelonismo a melon for opening. The technical reports endorsed him, but it was necessary to discover if had or no 'level Barça'.
The adaptation of the 'carioca' to the Barcelona idiosyncrasy has been especially fast, and seems more a product of The Masia that no a pertinent player of the football sudamericano. The own Arthur has remembered in more than an occasion that from small had fixation for building the game from the centre of the field, and that obviously has had like referents to Xavi and Iniesta during these last years.
As it occurs almost always with the Brazilians that arrive to 'Can Barça', Arthur has turned into the last months also in a fixed of the announcements of the seleccionador of Brazil, Tite. His importance so much in the Barcelona as in the selection 'canarinha' goes growing exponencialmente, because of one increasingly notorious influence in the game of both groups.
The half Brazilian has converted by own merits in a fixed for Valverde in the big appointments. The 'Txingurri' expects a lot of of Arthur in this crucial stretch of the season, when they go to be at stake the titles, and he expects to answer to the confidence of the 'míster' being trascendente and contributing to that the Barcelona game flow. That is his main committed, and to date has showed that it does not scare him the responsibility.
Arthur Melo, pure 'DNA Barça'
His characteristics of game adapt like a glove to the style of the Barça. This way to interpret the direction of the team, giving rhythm or pause as it was necessary, comes him phenomenal to the centre of the field of Valverde. His usual companions in the medullary, Rakitic and Busquets, appreciate the fact to have a lighthouse like Arthur that ensures the control of the balloon and delivers it always with criterion. In fact, many signal him already without doubting it like the heir of Xavi, and this are greater words.