OFFICIAL: Arturo Vidal, fourth signing of the FC Barcelona 2018-19

The signing of Arturo Vidal by the FC Barcelona already is a fact. The mediocentro Chilean will arrive to the pertinent Barcelona club of the Bayern of Munich for apuntalar the medullary, a zone in which the Catalans have put his absolute priority this summer. In this way, the group culé closes the fourth signing of this summer after confirming the ones of Clément Lenglet, Arthur Melo and Malcom.

The signing of Arturo Vidal was tremendously necessary after the loss of Paulinho Bezerra, Brazilian midfield player that left to the Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao in return of 50 million euros. Ernesto Valverde, that did not want that the carioca left , asked to a physical midfield player to cover his drop.

With Arturo Vidal, the staff of the FC Barcelona gives a jump of important quality, since the Chilean is a todoterreno in the medullary. A dog of prey that is very effective stealing balloons thanks to the intensity of his pressure, something that does not remove him aptitudes to arrive to the area from second line or to help to the construction of the game.

To his 31 years of age, Arturo Vidal has triumphed in clubs like the Juventus of Turín or the Bayern of Munich, attaining fill his career with a list of winners impactante attaining be important for the achievement of all the titles of his teams. For him, the FC Barcelona supposes the challenge of his life, playing at the side of men like Leo Messi, Luis Suárez or Philippe Coutinho.

The signing of Arturo Vidal, besides, breaks with the norm of the last signings of the FC Barcelona, that had in the youth and the projection of future his main flags. His experience will carry a clear contrast that will complement the youth of players like Arthur, Malcom or Ousmane Dembélé, fichados in the last year.

Arturo Vidal had proposals more powerful economically

The attitude of Arturo Vidal for fichar by the FC Barcelona has been totally satisfactory from the start of the negotiations. The Chilean no thought it to him twice to the hour to accept the proposal culé, in spite of having on of the table options that had reported him a greater index card, as the ones of the Milan or the Inter of Milan. For Vidal, the sportive project has been what more has explained.