This is the position in which Valverde will plant to Arthur Melo

"The FC Barcelona and the Grêmio of Carry Cheerful have agreed the traspaso of the player Arthur Henrique Bouquets of Oliveira Melo, in virtue of the option of agreed purchase between both clubs in the month of March. The agreement subscribed includes the immediate incorporation of the Brazilian player", published the Barça in an official communiqué shortly before the 22.00 of this Tuesday.

In this way, the Barcelona club oficializaba the new piece of the FC Barcelona of Ernesto Valverde of face to the following season. It treats of a very technical midfield player and that, by profile futbolístico, fits perfectly in the pattern of Barcelona game, based in the possession and the good deal of ball.

Arthur Melo is a mediocentro that can be fit of several ways by the Txingurri. If the technician extremeño follows opting by the 4-4-2 used with recurrencia during the past campaign, the role of the Brazilian would be in the double pivote, playing at the side of Ivan Rakitic or Sergio Busquets for asear the exit of balloon from backwards thanks to his debugged technical.

If finally Ernesto Valverde plays with a 4-3-3, tactical drawing employee before the arrival of the technician, the natural position of Arthur would be like mediocentre by in front of the defence. However, his desborde, mobility and capacity of arrival could move him to play of interior, to positions more similar to the ones of Xavi or Andrés Iniesta.

The style of game of Arthur

In his official communiqué, the FC Barcelona has described to Arthur like a very technical player to the that likes him associate in the centre of the field to generate game: "Arthur is a footballer to the that likes him the football of touch and asociativo and that stands out in the triangulations with his mates of team in the medullary of the area".

Besides, the club has done special upsetting in the game without balloon of Arthur, in addition to considering it a vertical footballer: "One of his virtues is the desmarque, what does it a dangerous right-handed footballer near of the area. With his 172 centimetres, Arthur stands out also for protecting well the spherical and look for the verticality".