He Went from “The Next Iniesta” to a 13 Minute Liverpool Career | Arthur Melo

When Arthur Melo signed with Barcelona, he was hailed as the next great for the club, Xavi claimed that Barcelona’s transfer signing of the Brazilian would “mark an era” at the club, while others said he would be the next Iniesta, the next Xavi, or the next Thiago Alcantara.

Two years later, and Arthur was already on his way out of Barcelona and sold to Juventus, in a swap deal with Pjanic. Turin wasn’t a safe haven for him either, and he was once again told to find a new club just two years later, thus being sent on loan at Liverpool.

Since joining Liverpool, Arthur has played more minutes for their U21 side than he has for the first team. So what’s happening here? Injuries have reared their head with multiple surgeries for the Brazilian midfielder, but performances over the last 3 years have some questioning where he is best fit.

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